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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

Betfred brothers top list of UK’s biggest taxpayers with £400m bill

Erling Haaland applauds Man City fans after a match
Erling Haaland is the youngest person on the list, paying an estimated £16.9m. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images/Reuters

Tim Martin, Harry Styles, Ed Sheeran, Erling Haaland and Mo Salah are among the UK’s 100 biggest taxpayers, according to new rankings.

The billionaire brothers behind the gambling firm Betfred topped the Sunday Times 2026 tax List. Fred and Peter Done paid £400.1m in tax, about half of which relates to gambling duty from their betting shop empire.

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