愛爾蘭兩直男爲避遺產稅 竟選擇結婚

Two Irish men, neither of whom are gay, have married in Dublin to avoid paying 50,000 euros in inheritance tax.

爲了逃避5萬歐元的遺產稅，兩個愛爾蘭男人近日在都柏林結婚，兩人都不是同性戀。

The duo, who has been friends for last 30 years and decided to marry recently, claimed that the plan came all of a sudden but they went ahead seeking financial benefits.

當了30年朋友、近日決定結婚的兩人聲稱，這個計劃很突然，但是他們爲了尋求經濟利益還是這麼做了。

Matt Murphy, 83, intends to leave his house to his carer Michael O'Sullivan, 58, but it would have left him with a inheritance tax bill of 50,000 euros.

83歲的馬特·墨菲想把自己的房子留給他的照料者、58歲的邁克爾·奧沙利文，但這樣的話需要支付5萬歐元的遺產稅。

When a friend jokingly suggested that matrimony would allow them to dodge it, they realized it could be a smart way to avoid the payment.

當一個朋友開玩笑地建議結婚了就不用繳稅時，他們意識到這可能是不付這筆錢的好法子。

The pair also credited the LGBTQ community for their fight for equality that made the same-sex marriage possible.

這兩人還對LGBTQ團體爲平等而奮鬥、使同性婚姻成爲可能表示了讚揚。

"You know what? The LGBTQ community fought really hard for equality, fought against discrimination and in 2015 same-sex marriage was legalised and it was a wonderful moment, a great victory," said O'Sullivan.

奧沙利文表示：“你知道嗎？LGBTQ團體非常努力地爭取平等，反對歧視，在2015年時同性婚姻合法化了，這是一個美妙的時刻，是一場偉大的勝利。”