British dividends paid to shareholders are estimated to reach a record high this year
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Regular Dividends, £bn
Special Dividends
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20
40
60
80
100
55.49
60.49
53.67
53.93
59.42
67.29
71.2
72.39
77.24
79.68
88.26
95.93
99.65
2.07
1.49
0.41
0.62
2.42
6.59
2.2
16.48
2.88
6.1
6.78
3.92
6.44
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09
10
11
12
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