UK PM Sunak paid over half a million pounds in personal tax

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak paid over half a million pounds in personal tax for the financial year 2022-23, Downing Street revealed on Friday as part of its transparency data release.
The 43-year-old Indian-origin leader had indicated his plans to publish his tax returns. His tax assessment document shows he paid a tax bill of GBP 508,308, around GBP 75,000 more than what he paid in the previous financial year (2021-22).
The tax documents show that Sunak made nearly GBP 1.8 million through capital gains — up from GBP 1.6 million in 2021-22 — as well as GBP 293,407 in other interest and dividends.