Tax Row Against Indian Wife Hits UK Minister's Chances Of Becoming PM
NDTV
Akshata, daughter of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy, is being targeted over her not paying taxes because she has non-domicile tax status.
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, the Finance Minister of Britain, has been been badly hit politically by the attack against his wife Akshata Murthy.
Akshata, daughter of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy, is being targeted by the Opposition over her not paying taxes because she has non-domicile tax status. She has now told the BBC that she will start paying UK tax on "all worldwide income".
There is little doubt that Sunak's wife, Akshata, has done nothing wrong by the laws of Britain - she is entitled not to pay certain UK taxes by UK law. Nevertheless, the Finance Minister's wife, who earns tens of millions of dollars, yet pays zero taxes on much of it, creates a negative perception. It hit the front pages of the British newspapers.
The UK minister has accused his critics of launching a "smear" campaign against his wife.
