UK’s top 100 biggest taxpayers revealed as top football stars join JK Rowling & Harry Styles paying at least £11m a year

PREM stars Erling Haaland and Mo Salah have played their way into the top 100 taxpayers in Britain.

They are part of an elite of celebrities, aristocrats and entrepreneurs who coughed up at least £11million each in tax over 12 months.

Erling Haaland in his light blue Manchester City kit, with the number 9 on his shorts, during a UEFA Champions League match.
Man City striker Haaland, on £500,000 a week, is the youngest on the listCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
Mohamed Salah looking dejected after a Premier League match.
Liverpool ace Mo Salah, raking in a weekly £400,000, is at 81, paying £14.5millionCredit: PA

Man City striker Haaland, 25, on £500,000 a week, is the youngest on the list at No 72, paying £16.9million to the Treasury.

Liverpool ace Salah, raking in a weekly £400,000, is at 81, paying £14.5million.

The Sunday Times Tax List rankings were topped for the first time by the brothers behind Warrington-based gambling giant Betfred.

Fred and Peter Done paid £400.1million in tax in the past year, up from their £273.4million bill 12 months earlier.

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Other mega taxpayers include Harry Potter creator JK Rowling, at 36th with £47.5million.

Singer Ed Sheeran is 64th with £19.9m.

The top 100 paid a total £5.758billion.

The figure was up from last year’s £4.985billion, following Labour tax changes.

Others on the list include retail entrepreneur and former Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley, vacuum tycoon Sir James Dyson and two-time world champ boxer Anthony Joshua.

New entries include singer Harry Styles, who scored his third solo No1 single with Aperture this week and is poised to release his fourth studio album in March.

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