Two-thirds of UK's highest paid live in London or south-east, HMRC data shows
About 205,000 people in the region paid more than £150,000 a year
Nearly two-thirds of the UK’s highest paid people live in London or surrounding commuter towns, according to research on tax filings that highlights the yawning inequality gap between the capital and the regions.
About 205,000 people living in London or the south-east paid more than £150,000 a year, according to the latest data from HM Revenue & Customs). The number of highly paid individuals in the capital and surrounding area equates to 64% of all the 321,000 people who received more than £150,000, according to HMRC figures that were collated by the personal finance site easyMoney. The figures were rounded to the nearest thousand.
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