How much income of UK PM Rishi Sunak's wife..?!

Sowmiya Sriram
How much income of UK PM Rishi Sunak's wife..?!

British prime minister Liz Truss voluntarily resigned as prime minister after 45 days of failing to recover the economy. Following this, Benny Mordant, who was the only person contesting against Rishi Sunak, dropped out of the race with just 29 members of parliament supporting him. With this, Rishi Sunak was elected unopposed as the prime minister of britain and the leader of the Conservative Party. And after the meeting with british King Charles, Rishi Sunak was officially announced as the prime minister of Britain. In this situation, Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata Murthy's annual income and property value have surprised many people.
Akshata Murthy earned around Rs 126.61 crore in dividends alone in 2022 by holding shares in India's second-largest IT services company. According to the information released at the end of September, Akshata Murthy holds 3.89 crore shares or 0.93 percent of the shares of Infosys, according to the report filed by Infosys in the stock markets.
Infosys shares rose 0.55 percent to close at Rs 1,527.40 at the end of trading on the same tuesday that Rishi Sunak was sworn in as the prime minister of Britain. With this, Akshata Murthy's net worth is 5,956 crore rupees (about 721 million dollars).
Infosys announced its final dividend for the financial year 2021-22 on May 31 this year, in which a dividend of Rs 16 per share was declared for Infosys investors and equity holders. Similarly, this month it announced an interim dividend of Rs 16.5 per share for the current financial year. Through this dividend, Infosys has paid a dividend of around Rs 32.5 per share. Through this, Akshata Murthy, who holds 3.89 crore shares, has received an income of Rs 126.61 crore through Infosys shares.
Infosys ranks among the top dividend-paying companies in India. In 2021, it paid a total dividend of Rs 30 per share, giving Akshata Murthy an income of Rs 119.5 crore 2021. Rishi Sunak is a british citizen, but his wife Akshata Murthy is an indian citizen. In this case, Akshata Murthy, a UK resident, can earn money abroad without paying taxes for up to 15 years of her stay in the UK. But the british government leaders accused this of tax evasion.

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