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Chris Hohn, Alex Gerko, Leonie Schroder: City figures paying the most tax revealed

Moscow-born trading titan Alex Gerko was the highest UK taxpayer last year with £487.4m in contributions

(L to R): Chris Hohn, Alex Gerko and Leonie Schroder all poured millions into the public purse, a new ranking shows
(L to R): Chris Hohn, Alex Gerko and Leonie Schroder all poured millions into the public purse, a new ranking shows

City leaders across trading, banking, and hedge funds were among the highest UK taxpayers last year.

The Sunday Times Tax List – which ranks the top 100 individuals and families who forked out the most in tax – was topped by Moscow-born Alex Gerko, founder of algorithmic trading platform XTX Markets.

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