Rishi's non-dom wife's global empire: Akshata Murty's homes and shares

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : The revelations came on the very day that Mr Sunak asked working Britons and their employers to pay an extra 1.25p in every pound for National Insurance.
51% : The status is often used by the super-wealthy to save thousands or even millions of pounds in tax.
50% : As per the Indian domestic income-tax laws, dividend income from shares of an Indian company is subject to tax at 20%.
47% : But her non-dom status means she was not liable for tax on overseas earnings, including dividends from her father's company that reportedly came to £11.6million last year.
46% : Ms Murty, who is wealthier than the Queen as heiress to her father's IT firm, is registered as non-domiciled for UK tax purposes, a legal way to avoid paying taxes in Britain on overseas income.
46% : This entirely legal structure allows them to reduce taxes paid in India.
43% : In a short statement Akshata, worth £200million more than a year ago, insisted she pays taxes on all UK income and said the set-up is required because she is an Indian citizen.
40% : When it comes to tax, the rules state that you do not pay UK tax on foreign income or gains if they are less than £2,000 a year and you do not bring them into the UK.

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