Keir Starmer paid almost £100,000 in tax last year, returns summary shows

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Keir Starmer paid £99,431 in tax last year, according to a summary of his returns published by the Labor Party.

The summary shows almost half of the total. - £44,308 - was paid in income tax while the Labor leader also handed over £52,688 in capital gains following the sale of a field in December 2022 which partly belonged to him and partly to the estate from his father.

It was previously reported that Mr Starmer sold land he bought in the 1990s for his parents, who used it to care for neglected donkeys .

Reports at the time put the sale at £400,000. According to the latest tax statement, Mr Starmer made £275,739 from the sale of the land.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has released a summary of his latest tax return (Joe Giddens/PA)

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Rishi Sunak released a summary of his own tax affairs earlier this month, showing he paid £163,364 in tax on a total income of £432,884.

The Prime Minister also paid £359,240 in tax on around £1.8 million more- values ​​​​of a US-based investment fund.

It was the second time it published details of its earnings since entering No. 10 in October 2022 after replacing Liz Truss.

Like Mr Sunak, the Labor leader published “a summary” of his UK taxable income, capital gains and his taxes paid. the last tax year reported to HM Revenue & Customs, prepared by its chartered accountants.

The one-page document showed he earned £79,098 as an MP, with an additional salary of £49,193 £ for his role. as Leader of the Opposition, bringing his income to £128,291.