Keir Starmer's team releases tax bill and it's very different to Rishi Sunak's

Keir Starmer, and have all published their tax returns for the first time since took power.

The tax returns cover a period of time when Labour was still in opposition, the 2023-24 tax year. In that time , who was leader of the opposition at the time, earned a total income of £152,255 and paid £54,718 in tax, according to his return.

On top of his £146,583 earnings as Labour leader and an MP, he also earned £498 income from book royalties related to a legal text, and earned £5,174 interest on his savings. Ms Rayner earned a total of £85,205 and paid £21,514 in tax.

Ms Reeves earned a total of £91,758 and paid £24,215. On top of her income, Ms Reeves earned £12,372 in payments related to book royalties, including in audiobook fees.

Mr Starmer had released his tax returns as leader of the opposition for the previous two financial years, and promised to continue to do so as Prime Minister. Earlier this year, Chancellor Ms Reeves had said she did not plan to publish her tax returns when asked about the prospect of doing so.

But the Treasury later indicated she would be publishing the document, and Ms Reeves explained she was not aware other Chancellors had released their returns in the past.

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In February last year then-PM lifted the lid on his vast wealth as he revealed he made more than £2.2million in the previous year. The document shows he paid a tax bill of £508,308 in the financial year 2022-23.

His vast income included £1.8million in capital gains from a single US-based investment fund, as well as £293,407 in other interest and dividends. He also got £139,477 in salary from his roles as MP and Prime Minister. Mr Sunak’s total income has risen from the £1.9million he got in the year before.

The ex-Tory leader first pledged to publish his tax returns during his failed leadership campaign against in the summer of 2022. The PM and his wife Akshata Murty were the richest inhabitants of Downing Street in history with an estimated £520milllion fortune, according to the .

Former Conservative Chancellor also published a summary of his tax return that showed he made a total of £416,605 last year, including £27,370 in rental income. He paid £117,418 in income tax and capital gains tax in the UK.

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