UK's Sunak hits out at 'smears' over wife's tax status

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% :Non-dom status exempts more than 75,000 mostly foreign nationals in Britain from tax on overseas income and has been a target for tax campaigners as it overwhelmingly benefits the very rich.
45% : The row over Akshata Murthy's tax status comes as Britons face the most severe hit to living standards since at least the 1950s, including a rise in taxes brought in by Sunak to help pay for the country's recovery from the pandemic.
44% : EVERY SINGLE PENNYMurthy's spokeswoman confirmed on Wednesday - the day that social security contributions rose for British workers and employers - that she was treated as non-domiciled for UK tax purposes, meaning she would not pay taxes in Britain on dividends from the Indian business.
42% : She chose to hold non-domiciled status, which means she does not pay tax in Britain on her earnings abroad.

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