Sunak’s non-dom wife to pay UK tax on overseas income after being dragged to it
Rishi Sunak: I use this image a lot because I think it looks like his “nervous” face. Trouble is, it might also be his “angry” face.
UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s non-domiciled wife Akshata Murthy has agreed to pay tax in the UK on her overseas income after he came under fire for it.
Her decision to change her tax arrangements follows accusations of hypocrisy against the chancellor, with opposition parties saying Mr Sunak’s family is benefiting at a time when the cost of living is going up.
The BBC estimates Ms Murty would have avoided £2.1m a year in UK tax through her non-dom status.
Ms Murty said her tax arrangements had been “entirely legal”, but added: “It has become clear that many do not feel it is compatible with my husband’s role as chancellor.
“I understand and appreciate the British sense of fairness and I do not wish my tax status to be a distraction for my husband or to affect my family,” she said.
It’s the right choice – but This Writer can’t help thinking it’s for the wrong reason.
As the wife of the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Ms Murthy was rightly expected by the people of the UK to accept the same tax conditions as were being forced on us by her husband,
But it never occurred to her to do that. She had to be dragged to it.
This happens with politicians – and I’m not going to blame just the Tories for it – and those connected to them, all the time.
She was happy to take dividends from one of her companies based in Russia, while the rest of us were sanctioning that country and its businesses – until she was found out.
She was happy to avoid UK tax by claiming non-dom status – until she was found out.
And it does reflect poorly on Sunak himself; he must have known that it was not a reputable way to behave but he allowed it to happen all the same.
And then he tried to brazen it out by claiming he was being discredited by proxy and that his wife was being used to attack him.
He knew that his job made it wrong. If he didn’t, he should not be in that job – or in Parliament.
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I’m certain Akshata Murthy will have a ‘special arrangement’ with HM Inspector of Taxes so that she will pay minimum UK taxes because this is how powerful wealthy men and women operate to maintain their wealth!
But Rishi Sunak is doing what most of his fellow MPs are enacting which is exploiting their positions as MPs in order to increase their wealth! MPs expenses is one such issue wherein MPs can claim money for almost any item but we peasants are ordered to ‘endure poverty because we are peasants!’
Another pertinent question is why Sunak retained his US green card when he became Chancellor because the useless Ministerial Code specifically states a Minister cannot have such a card!
Whole Parliamentary system is rotten to the core and fraud only happens towhen impoverished women and men seek state financial assistance. Meanwhile greedy MPs exploit their system!