hrefna OP , 21 days ago @Caution I'm not overly familiar with other governments in this regard (it's extremely in the weeds of tax policy), and I have no idea at all for the UK. But! From what I can tell, the answer in Canada is "no one gets a tax benefit": https://www.cbc.ca/radio/costofliving/checkout-donations-nobody-gets-tax-benefit-1.6524462
@Caution I'm not overly familiar with other governments in this regard (it's extremely in the weeds of tax policy), and I have no idea at all for the UK.
But! From what I can tell, the answer in Canada is "no one gets a tax benefit": https://www.cbc.ca/radio/costofliving/checkout-donations-nobody-gets-tax-benefit-1.6524462