Jimu News Reporter Li Manying
According to the report of " New York Post " on October 24, on October 24, local time, former British Chancellor Sunak was successfully elected as the leader of the new Conservative Party of the United Kingdom. He is the first Indian Prime Minister in British history and the new owner of No. 10 Downing Street. The 2022 Rich List released by the Times on the same day showed that Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy's wealth value was estimated to be US$845.5 million, while Queen Elizabeth II's wealth value was US$418.5 million before her death.
The new British Prime Minister Sunak and his wife are richer than the British royal family
richer than the British royal family
It is reported that Sunak's wife Akshata Murti is the daughter of an Indian billionaire. Her father is co-founder of Indian IT service giant Infosys and billionaire Narayana Murti. In May, the Bloomberg Billionaire Index showed that Akshata Murtti had a net worth of about $1.3 billion. The Rich List released in July shows that Akshata Murthi owns approximately US$780 million worth of shares. At the same time, she is also a fashion designer who invests in startups through her own private investment company.
data shows that Queen Elizabeth II's wealth before her death was US$418.5 million, and King Charles III and Queen Camilla 's wealth is estimated to be between US$339 million and US$396 million. In comparison, Akshata Murti is richer than royal members, including the Queen.
It is understood that Sunak and his wife met while studying for an MBA at Stanford University , and got married in 2009 and have two daughters. According to the Guardian , they own four property portfolios worth about $17 million, including a penthouse in Los Angeles that overlooks the beach where the Beach Lifeguards were filmed.
had been questioned for tax avoidance
New British Prime Minister Sunak and his wife
Earlier this year, it was revealed that as an Indian citizen, Akshata Murthi chose a non-residential status in the UK, which means she only needs to pay a tax of $33,932 a year without having to pay local taxes for overseas income. CNN reports estimate that this can help her pay less taxes in the UK 2.4 million US dollars a year.
Sunak was the then Minister of Finance and Chief Minister of Finance of the Government. After strong public opposition, Akshata Murthi finally chose to give up his non-dwelling status.
"I will now pay UK taxes based on all my income worldwide, including dividends and capital gains. I do this because I want to do this, not because the rules require me to do this." Muty explained in a statement that she understood and appreciated the British sense of fairness and did not want her tax status to distract her husband or influence her family, so she made such a decision.
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