British Prime Minister Sunak has dismissed the ruling Conservative Party's secretary-general Zahawi, who was finance minister last year, for not reporting the fact that he received a large amount of additional taxes and fines.
It is likely to be a blow to the government and the Conservative Party, whose approval ratings are sluggish.
Zahawi is the co-founder of the major research firm YouGov, and was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2010. According to multiple British media, tax authorities have pointed out fraudulent tax payments related to YouGov's business. I was.
In September last year, when he was finance minister in the Johnson administration, he agreed with the tax authorities to pay about 5 million pounds in additional taxes and fines, or 800 million yen in Japanese yen, but he assumed an important position in the administration without reporting the fact. It means that he was seated.
Prime Minister Sunak, who had ordered an investigation into the matter, said on the 29th, "It is clear that there was a serious violation of the code of conduct as a minister." I figured it out.
Prime Minister Sunak will mark his 100th day in office on February 1, but the latest public opinion poll shows that the government's approval rating is low at 14%.
There are also growing calls to question the responsibility of Prime Minister Sunak's appointment over Mr. Zahawy, which is likely to hurt the government and the Conservative Party.