英媒三则：试看英首相如何应对民众之急？及英国王上税

2026年06月21日（注：可细品后两篇之差异及媒介的受众）

（1）长篇，虽然英首相政绩还行，架不住民众急，试看首相如何应对？Talk of Starmer staying on to fight is fading - fast

见链接 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjeg7p5w4y9o

（2）英国王打算公布其上税情况，威廉王子呢？King Charles to publish personal tax bill in first for UK head of state - Buckingham Palace says move is intended to increase ‘clarity and accessibility’ of monarchy’s finances - King Charles will become the first head of state to reveal their personal tax bill in what the palace said was an attempt to enhance the transparency of royal finances. Charles, 77, will publish his financial details as part of the royal household increasing the “clarity and accessibility” of the monarchy’s finances by producing a new report on the subject. The king’s total personal tax information for the 2024-25 financial year will be published next week alongside other financial reports. His 2025-26 tax details will be released next year when the audit has been completed. The decision by the king, who has spent the week at Royal Ascot in Berkshire, is in contrast to his son, the Prince of Wales, 43, who has not disclosed the tax he has paid since becoming heir to the throne. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: “While this is the first time a monarch has shared this personal tax information, you may recall it was similarly released by His Majesty when he was Prince of Wales. “The decision to do so as sovereign has come at the express wish of the king himself, as part of the adaptations carried across since accession.” The king’s private sources of income could include money from investments or trading profits, funds generated by his private estates of Balmoral and Sandringham and private savings. The Duchy of Lancaster estate, a private portfolio of land, investments and office, retail and industrial property, also provides the king with an annual income which in 2024-25 was £26.8m. Charles voluntarily pays income tax on all his private income, and capital gains tax on relevant elements of his assets, as laid out in the Memorandum of Understanding on Royal Taxation 2023, agreed by the government. William receives an income from the Duchy of Cornwall, a billion-pound hereditary estate featuring The Oval cricket ground and Dartmoor prison, providing the heir to the throne with funds independent of the monarch. The prince received nearly £23m in the last financial year from the duchy and voluntarily pays the highest rate of income tax, once official costs have been deducted but the amount he pays in tax is not disclosed. Accounts detailing the sovereign grant, which funds the official duties of the royal family, will be published at a press briefing next week alongside a separate extensive new royal household report on the monarch’s finances. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: “Our aim is to explain all elements of royal finances in a way that further enhances clarity and accessibility, while also placing it in its historical and constitutional context.” Alongside the new publication and the sovereign grant report, the Duchy of Lancaster’s accounts will also be published at another press briefing. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said about the changes: “In order to constantly improve, and to encourage wider understanding of our accountability, the royal household has been considering options to enhance this transparency still further – and can today announce additional measures in keeping with our public service priorities. “To put it simply: we continue to modernise and evolve.”

见链接 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/20/king-charles-to-publish-personal-tax-bill-in-first-for-uk-head-of-state

（3）看英国BBC报道国王要公布税一事之报道 King Charles to reveal personal tax bill for first time as monarch - King Charles will become Britain's first monarch in modern times to reveal his personal tax bill. His tax payments will be shared on Thursday as a new element in the annual royal financial accounts, with the decision said by Palace sources to have been a personal one by the King. Buckingham Palace says the move is part of a modernising drive for greater transparency and to "encourage wider understanding of our accountability". It also follows calls for more openness with regard to royal finances following scandals surrounding Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. The move will make public the King's tax payments for the previous year - 2024-25 - and will include tax on his income such as profits from the Duchy of Lancaster, any personal investments and earnings from the King's private estates, such as Sandringham and Balmoral. A Buckingham Palace spokesman said this was part of a wider drive to be more open with the public. "To put it simply, we continue to modernise and evolve," they said, with a commitment to an annual publication of the King's taxes. When he was Prince of Wales, Charles also revealed how much tax he was paying. Monarchs are not obliged to pay income tax, inheritance tax on what they receive from a previous monarch or capital gains tax - but the King voluntarily pays income tax and capital gains tax on any sale of private assets. And the total amount paid will be revealed for the first time - including tax on the Duchy of Lancaster's profits, which were about £24m last year. That property business, including estates in the north of England and property in central London, provides much of the monarch's personal income. The decision to shift in the direction of more transparency seems to have tuned in to the public mood. In the wake of the Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor scandals, MPs were among those demanding more openness about the financial dealings of the royals. Next week's financial report should see a broader account of the royal finances. "Our aim is to explain all elements of royal finances in a way that further enhances clarity and accessibility," said a Palace spokesman. The King's tax bill will be published alongside details of the Sovereign Grant, which is the annual public funding for the Royal Household, and covers costs such as staff, the upkeep of buildings and travel on official engagements. The Sovereign Grant has risen to a record £137.9m, with a temporary increase used to pay for renovations to Buckingham Palace. Since it was introduced in 2012, the grant has never gone down, but a first reduction is expected to be announced soon as part of a review being carried out by the Treasury, Downing Street and the Royal Household. MPs will have a chance to debate the Sovereign Grant when legislation comes before Parliament. Also increasing the scrutiny on royal finances this year will be the Public Accounts Committee, which is going to hold an inquiry into royal property and leases from the Crown Estate. An initial report from the National Audit Office revealed the daughters of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, who are not working royals, had properties in St James's Palace and Kensington Palace. The rent for their accommodation was paid by the King from his private income. The Palace says there is already Parliamentary oversight of the Sovereign Grant, but adding personal tax information can "enhance this transparency still further" and in a way "in keeping with our public service priorities".

见链接 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yzlk582pzo

 

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