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Lakshmi Mittal Moves Tax Residence to Switzerland, Plans to Base Himself in Dubai

Advisers cite exposure to UK inheritance tax after the non‑dom regime ended as the decisive factor.

Overview

  • The reported relocation comes days before Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Budget, which press accounts say could include further measures targeting the wealthy.
  • An adviser quoted by The Sunday Times said income and capital gains were not the issue, identifying inheritance tax on worldwide assets as the tipping point.
  • Mittal owns a mansion in Dubai and has been buying plots on Naïa Island, with reports saying he will spend much of his time in the UAE.
  • He is expected to retain his London properties, including the Kensington Palace Gardens estate known as the Taj Mittal, with no immediate plans to sell.
  • The Sunday Times Rich List values his fortune at about £15.4 billion, and coverage frames his move as part of a broader pattern that includes figures such as Nik Storonsky and Herman Narula.