UK’s richest rake in record profits

April 30th, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

Record profits came as the rest of the country endures the wage freezes and redundancies of recession, the daily Morning Star reported.

The 2012 rich list released on Sunday, which campaigners said “lays bare stark levels of inequality” in the country, shows a rising number of billionaires, up to 77 from the previous high of 75 in 2008.

The asset total represents a 4.7 percent rise on last year and surpasses the previous high of £412.85bn, reached just months before the 2008 financial crash.

Meanwhile Britain is experiencing record levels of unemployment and a double-dip recession that Labour leader Ed Miliband said has been caused by the government’s “catastrophic” economic policies.

A spokeswoman for campaign group UK Uncut commented: “This year’s rich list lays bare the stark levels of inequality in Britain.

“While the rich are wealthier than ever there are record levels of unemployment and a double-dip recession caused by government austerity measures.

“The government need to find alternatives to its cuts-obsessed agenda. There should be more transparency in the levels of tax paid by these billionaires and tougher measures to clamp down on tax avoidance.”

She added that the rich have a duty to put more of their new-found wealth to good causes.

Conservative Party donor Lakshmi Mittal tops the list with a personal wealth of £12.7bn. The steel magnate, whose non-dom status means he doesn’t pay tax on his main overseas holdings, has been Britain’s richest man since 2005.

Just behind is Uzbek metals magnate and Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov on £12.3bn. His own tax affairs are unknown as the government refuses to comment on the issue.

Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich (also a non-dom) came third with £9.5bn.

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