Akshata Murty.

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The truth is this, there are plenty of multi millionaires in the UK who have savvy accountants to avoid paying tax. The difference is that their wife/husband don't make the financial rules in the country.

Isn't it ironic how a couple of months ago, mud was being slung in the direction of no 10 about partygate. And now no 10 is rumoured to be slinging it back to no 11. Politics is a dirty game. Sunak missed his chance to be PM a couple of months ago, probably when he thought he'd done enough to force Boris to resign or be overthrown. Russia/Ukraine saved Boris. And now with this news, the rising cost of living and the sheer waste we've seen from this government under his watch as chancellor he'll do well to still be in politics at the next election.

Which begs the question, why is he in politics? Worth hundreds of millions, he could retire or go into a relaxed business ventures as a private or silent partner. Does he need all this hassle which, for a man of his wealth, is a meagre salary? Its all down to power and legacy, which is fair enough. So if he doesn't need the cash, why doesn't he donate some or all of his 150k salary to charity? Greed knows no ends with this guy.

Anyway I digress, the reason his wife, (and so many other wealthy people in this country) avoid paying tax, is because there are loopholes that allow them to do that. Its why Amazon, starbucks and Lewis Hamilton and James Dyson are criticised - ironically by newspapers who are owned by - non-dom lords and peers who avoid paying tax like the plague.

And lets be fair - anyone on this board would pay less tax if they could, and these people are no different. So if we want these companies and people to start paying what we deem as fairer amounts of tax then we need serious tax changes to be made by those who make the rules, ironically Mr Sunak and pals. And why would they change these rules when they benefit from them? Its going to be hard to square that circle.

Totally agree but can understand someone on the breadline fiddling their tax etc or someone shoplifting to feed their kids. There is a difference between this than someone like Sunak who has absolute millions trying to save a few million. One greedy c unt!

You are completely right about the rules being made for them!! I see Sunak’s wife won’t back date taxes and she remains a non dom to avoid inheritance tax which normal middle class people are clobbered on!

Hypocrites the lot of them!!