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| PM Rishi Sunak publishes details of tax paid | PM Rishi Sunak publishes details of tax paid |
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| Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has faced calls to be more open about his financial affairs | Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has faced calls to be more open about his financial affairs |
| Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has published the details of his UK tax affairs, after promising to be open about his finances. | |
| The records show he paid more than £1m in UK tax over the previous three financial years. | The records show he paid more than £1m in UK tax over the previous three financial years. |
| Mr Sunak first said he would publish a tax return during his unsuccessful campaign to be Tory leader last year. | Mr Sunak first said he would publish a tax return during his unsuccessful campaign to be Tory leader last year. |
| He faced calls to be transparent about his finances after it emerged his wife, Akshata Murty, had non-dom status. | He faced calls to be transparent about his finances after it emerged his wife, Akshata Murty, had non-dom status. |
| The release came as MPs question former Prime Minister Boris Johnson over whether he misled MPs on Partygate. | The release came as MPs question former Prime Minister Boris Johnson over whether he misled MPs on Partygate. |
| Mr Sunak is thought to be one of the richest MPs in Parliament and his personal wealth is something opposition parties have often used as a political attack line. | |
| The tax records show Mr Sunak earned £4.7m in total over the previous three financial years, taking income and capital gains into account. | The tax records show Mr Sunak earned £4.7m in total over the previous three financial years, taking income and capital gains into account. |
| In the last financial year alone, 2021-2022, the prime minister earned more than £1.9m in income and capital gains. | In the last financial year alone, 2021-2022, the prime minister earned more than £1.9m in income and capital gains. |
| Earlier this month, during a trip to Paris for talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, Mr Sunak said he had been too "busy" to publish sooner. | Earlier this month, during a trip to Paris for talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, Mr Sunak said he had been too "busy" to publish sooner. |
| But speaking in Parliament a few weeks ago, Labour backbench MP Richard Burgon questioned why the prime minister had taken so long to publish tax returns. | But speaking in Parliament a few weeks ago, Labour backbench MP Richard Burgon questioned why the prime minister had taken so long to publish tax returns. |
| He said: "People want transparency in our politics, especially because the prime minister is the richest prime minister in history and because of the concerns there have been." | He said: "People want transparency in our politics, especially because the prime minister is the richest prime minister in history and because of the concerns there have been." |
| In his first speech as PM outside Downing Street, Mr Sunak promised to lead a government of "integrity, professionalism, and accountability at every level". | In his first speech as PM outside Downing Street, Mr Sunak promised to lead a government of "integrity, professionalism, and accountability at every level". |
| While there is not a long tradition of prime ministers publishing their tax returns, some of Mr Sunak's predecessors have chosen to do so in recent years. | |
| Former Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron published his tax return in 2016 after revelations about his late father's offshore fund were revealed in the Panama Papers. | |
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