Now we know how much tax King Charles pays, and it is very little
The monarch’s declaration doesn’t tell us much, except that his bill is lower than for people with much smaller fortunes The veil of secrecy that
The monarch’s declaration doesn’t tell us much, except that his bill is lower than for people with much smaller fortunes The veil of secrecy that surrounds the royal finances was nudged aside a little on Thursday to allow the release of a new piece of information.
We learned for the first time how much the king’s annual tax bill comes to. This was not a full tax return. It was a two-sentence declaration, stating his tax payable amounted to £12.9m in 2024-25, and a slightly smaller sum the year before.
His total tax payable since accession comes to £30m. Continue reading...
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