Britain’s biggest taxpayers revealed as one billionaire pays £340m while Ed Sheeran and rock band Queen make top 100 BRITAIN'S biggest taxpayers have been revealed in a star-studded top-100 list featuring Ed Sheeran and the rock band Queen.
Sir James Dyson is the fifth richest person in Britain, with a £21 billion fortune, and the wealthiest person to make the tax list.
The fattest tax bill in the country this year was delivered to a billionaire who was charged an eye-watering £340 million, according to the Sunday Times Tax List.
Also amongst the new arrivals are a couple who became billionaires overnight, the owner of Stockport County Football Club, the school-flunking founder of CV Library and rock music legends Queen.
Also placing in the top 10 is Sir Tim Martin, who founded the pub chain JD Wetherspoon, Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley.