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When we're all struggling, is it fair that Rishi Sunak pays less tax (23%) on his £2.2m annual income than a teacher or a nurse would pay on theirs?

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Alexandero · 11/02/2024 06:57

I find this very demoralising myself

When we're all struggling, is it fair that Rishi Sunak pays less tax (23%) on his £2.2m annual income than a teacher or a nurse would pay on theirs?
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5thCommandment · 11/02/2024 07:05

He doesn't. Any teacher with shares that make capital gains would pay the same rate. He paid the marginal PAYE tax on his PM salary but the average is down to the lower rate applied to gains on shares.

The more appropriate Q is should someone with 700m be in government - the answer is no.

Tories are likely to be wiped out though if everyone votes tactically - there's a website which shows you who to vote for in each area to remove a Tory....

Flatleak · 11/02/2024 07:18

But you're completely misrepresented the truth. He paid exactly the same tax as a teacher or nurse or carer or bin man would

Meadowfinch · 11/02/2024 07:29

I'm a single mum and earned about £60k last year. I paid 23.8%, including because at £60k, I have been taxed the full amount of my child benefit.

I'd like them to make the clawback of child benefit more fair. Not sure why two parents earning £99k should keep their child benefit while I lose all of it because ds's df decided to abdicate his responsibilities, leaving me to cope.

Without the child benefit issue, I'd have paid 21.8%.

Do I think Rishi should have paid a higher % because he is very wealthy - yes.

Do I accept the tax rate I pay as reasonable, yes. I am a net contributor and prefer to know I contribute to society.

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