The Guardian view on royal tax secrecy: it survives King Charles’s latest disclosure | Editorial

The monarch says how much he pays the Treasury but did not reveal the wealth behind it. Britain still lacks proper scrutiny of royal cash King Charles has become Britain’s first monarch in modern times to reveal how much tax he pays on his private income: £24.6m over the past two years . This is not a victory for transparency but a win for those who wish to keep the curtain drawn firmly over the royal finances. What is presented as a radical move is in fact more obfuscation . The monarch says he has paid millions in tax, but has not disclosed the income, gains or deductions

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