7.The relief which is abolished relates only to payments of patent royalties which are not deductible in calculating income from any source, such as trading. Where patent royalties are deductible in calculating income from any source they will continue to be relieved in that way.
8.The relief is being abolished to counter known avoidance and to simplify the income tax code.
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