Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has repeated his promise to publish his tax returns, telling presenter Piers Morgan in a TV interview that he would do so “soon”.
Mr Sunak said he was prepared to be “transparent” and publish the documents, which were “being prepared”.
The PM’s finances came under fire last year when it emerged that his wife Akshita Murthy was a non-dom and was not paying UK taxes.
The opposition parties have since demanded Mr Sunak to be open about his finances.
Mr Sunak first promised to publish his tax returns during his failed campaign to become leader of the Conservative Party last summer.
Since becoming prime minister, he said at the G20 summit in December that he would stick to that pledge, telling reporters he would take advice and “find out exactly what happens”.
Mr Sunak is believed to be one of the wealthiest members of parliament, which Labor has used as an attack line during Prime Minister’s Questions.
While there is no long tradition of prime ministers publishing their tax returns, some of Mr Sunak’s predecessors have chosen to do so in recent years.
In his interview with Morgan at 10 Downing Street, Mr Sunak said: “They will be published shortly. As you know the tax submission deadline was just a few days ago. So.
“So we’ve just passed the tax filing deadline, so they’re just getting ready and they’ll be released soon.”
In another question about his finances, Morgan asked Mr. Sunak if he was taking advantage of a financial arrangement known as a blind trust.
Politicians with share portfolios and investments routinely establish blind trust when they get government jobs. This allows them to continue to receive income from their investments without knowing where the money is invested to avoid conflicts of interest.
Asked if it was right for prime ministers to have blind faith, Mr Sunak said: “I think it’s better than having control over them.”
