'Fantastic' that Rishi Sunak is on Sunday Times Rich List with £730m fortune, Dominic Raab says
20.05.2022 - 10:55
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Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has said it’s “fantastic” that the Chancellor has joined the Sunday Times Rich List.
Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy have made the prestigious list for the first time with their joint £730 million fortune. On Friday morning (20 May) the Sunday Times revealed they featured at 222 in the Rich List, driven by Ms Murty’s £690 million stake in Indian IT firm Infosys.
Mr Raab told Times Radio that Mr Sunak is a 'fantastic example' of someone who has been successful in business and who's 'coming to make a big impact in public service.' He said: “I think we want more of those people. I think it’s fantastic that you’ve got someone of British-Indian origin, showing all people in our country that you can get to the top of politics."
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He also commended Ms Murthy, adding: “And frankly, I think if I understood correctly, the Sunday Times Rich List was a reflection of not just him but his wife. His wife is an incredibly successful entrepreneur in her own right. Again someone that’s here, British-Indian, and actually I think we want to see more women succeeding in both business and politics.”
It comes after the Chancellor and his wife’s finances have come under intense scrutiny in recent months. In April, it was revealed that Ms Murty had non-dom status, which typically applies to someone who was born overseas and spends much of their time in the UK but still considers another country to be their permanent residence or “domicile”.
It has been estimated Ms Murty’s non-dom status could have saved her £20 million in taxes on dividends from her shares in Infosys, which was founded by her
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