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It's an election year, so on top of everything else people are arguing about, many are asking

themselves, am I paying too much tax?

In the last four years, five chancellors have said they want to cut

taxes. In reality the opposite has happened. Taxes have been rising to near historic

highs. But have you ever wondered who is paying the most tax and whether this year they're

paying more or maybe less? You're listening to stories of our times from The Times and the Sunday Times.

I'm Luke Jones. Today, the Sunday Times Tax List inside the tax bills of the super-rich. My name is Robert Watts. I'm the compiler of the Sunday Times Tax List and the Sunday Times Rich List.

What do wealthy people say when you invariably meet them and you introduce yourself with that?

It's a real mix. I mean, some of these people think what we do is incredibly nosy, it's a gross invasion of their privacy. Some of them consider being on the Sunday

Times rich list or tax list to be a badge of honor, something that they're proud of, it's something

they feel shows that they've achieved a lot and they kind of want that

acknowledgement. It's strangely similar to the honor system for these people.

And how do you go about the honor system for these people.

And how do you go about compiling the tax list?

Let's talk about that because that's what we're discussing today.

How do you go about actually finding the information for that?

The tax list measures the tax paid by high net worth individuals, business owners, celebrities,

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