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Keir Starmer paid £54,718 in tax last year | Keir Starmer paid £54,718 in tax last year |
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer paid £54,718 in income tax in 2023/24, according to a document released by the government. | Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer paid £54,718 in income tax in 2023/24, according to a document released by the government. |
A summary shows he paid the tax on £152,225 of income in the financial year ending 5 April 2024, a period when Labour was in opposition. | A summary shows he paid the tax on £152,225 of income in the financial year ending 5 April 2024, a period when Labour was in opposition. |
Sir Keir received most of his income from his role as an MP and smaller amounts from book royalties and £5,174 of interest on money in a savings account. | Sir Keir received most of his income from his role as an MP and smaller amounts from book royalties and £5,174 of interest on money in a savings account. |
Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner have also published summaries of their tax affairs for the same year. | Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner have also published summaries of their tax affairs for the same year. |
Reeves earned a total of £91,758 and paid £24,215 in income tax. | Reeves earned a total of £91,758 and paid £24,215 in income tax. |
The chancellor received £12,372 from self-employment income, which was related to book royalties and audiobook fees. | The chancellor received £12,372 from self-employment income, which was related to book royalties and audiobook fees. |
Rayner earned a total of £85,205 and paid £21,514 in income tax. | Rayner earned a total of £85,205 and paid £21,514 in income tax. |
All of Rayner's income and taxable benefits came from her role as an MP. | All of Rayner's income and taxable benefits came from her role as an MP. |
Sir Keir's tax bill for 2023/24 was lower than the previous financial year, when he paid £52,688 in capital gains tax after the December 2022 sale of a field partly owned by his father's estate. | Sir Keir's tax bill for 2023/24 was lower than the previous financial year, when he paid £52,688 in capital gains tax after the December 2022 sale of a field partly owned by his father's estate. |
His tax bill in 2022/23 was five times lower than former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's for the same year. | His tax bill in 2022/23 was five times lower than former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's for the same year. |
Sir Keir's latest summary of his UK taxable income, capital gains and tax paid over the last tax year as reported to HM Revenue & Customs, was prepared by his chartered accountants. | Sir Keir's latest summary of his UK taxable income, capital gains and tax paid over the last tax year as reported to HM Revenue & Customs, was prepared by his chartered accountants. |
David Cameron became the first UK prime minister to publish a summary of his tax returns in 2016, after revelations about his late father's offshore fund. | David Cameron became the first UK prime minister to publish a summary of his tax returns in 2016, after revelations about his late father's offshore fund. |
Theresa May released her tax return during her campaign to be Tory leader in 2016, but did not do so when she was prime minister. | Theresa May released her tax return during her campaign to be Tory leader in 2016, but did not do so when she was prime minister. |
The two prime ministers who preceded Sunak - Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, who held the post for less than two months - did not publish their tax returns. | The two prime ministers who preceded Sunak - Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, who held the post for less than two months - did not publish their tax returns. |
Sunak and Jeremy Hunt published tax figures while they served as prime minister and chancellor respectively. | Sunak and Jeremy Hunt published tax figures while they served as prime minister and chancellor respectively. |
Reeves had initially said she had no plans to publish details of her tax affairs when asked whether she would do so earlier this year. | Reeves had initially said she had no plans to publish details of her tax affairs when asked whether she would do so earlier this year. |
Bur Reeves later said: "I'm very happy to release my tax return in accordance with what's happened in the recent past, and I'll be doing that alongside the prime minister in due course." | Bur Reeves later said: "I'm very happy to release my tax return in accordance with what's happened in the recent past, and I'll be doing that alongside the prime minister in due course." |
The Conservatives have previously said their leader Kemi Badenoch had no plans to publish details of her 2023/24 tax return. | The Conservatives have previously said their leader Kemi Badenoch had no plans to publish details of her 2023/24 tax return. |
The BBC has approached the Conservative Party for comment. |
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