A number of weeks in the past the chancellor presided over a spring finances which ushered within the quickest drop in residing requirements on report, as he informed us that we “can’t shield everybody”. However this week it was revealed that his spouse has prevented paying round £20 million in tax, on account of her non-dom standing.
Accused of “rank hypocrisy” by Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak’s reputation has definitely been dented. The Sunak household hasn’t damaged the regulation — however what does that say concerning the legal guidelines that govern who has to pay tax? What’s flawed with our tax system, when the chancellor can elevate taxes on working folks on one hand, and profit from tax avoidance on the opposite? And what would fairer taxes actually appear to be?
Ayeisha is joined by Tom Peters, head of advocacy at Tax Justice UK.
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