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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Nicholas Cecil and Luke Reevey

Andy Burnham 'tax rises': London's income tax bill hits record £80bn as PM doesn't rule out more levies

London’s income tax bill has jumped to a record of nearly £80 billion a year, official figures reveal.

They show that Londoners paid the Treasury £79.2 billion in income tax in 2024/25, a startling £6.9 billion more than in the previous year.

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