Former U.K. PM Blair Wealth at Est. GBP70 Mln, Telegraph Reports
2014-01-05 10:39:24.620 GMT
By Kari Lundgren
Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Tony Blair’s wealth est. to be GBP70m
as of April 2013, Sunday Telegraph reports, citing data from
Companies House lodged last week.
* Blair’s fortune rose by GBP13m after most commercially
successful year since leaving PM role: Telegraph
* Windrush Ventures Ltd., Firerush Ventures Ltd. are main
businesses that Blair uses to administer fortune, Telegraph
says
* Blair is official adviser to JPM, Zurich International,
govts such as Kazakhstan
* Blair says uses profits from commercial dealings to fund
philanthropic activities
* The Office of Tony Blair says in website statement that the
financial data do not represent his earnings
* Blair continues to pay tax on all his global earnings,
Office of Tony Blair says
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2014-01-05 10:39:24.620 GMT
By Kari Lundgren
Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Tony Blair’s wealth est. to be GBP70m
as of April 2013, Sunday Telegraph reports, citing data from
Companies House lodged last week.
* Blair’s fortune rose by GBP13m after most commercially
successful year since leaving PM role: Telegraph
* Windrush Ventures Ltd., Firerush Ventures Ltd. are main
businesses that Blair uses to administer fortune, Telegraph
says
* Blair is official adviser to JPM, Zurich International,
govts such as Kazakhstan
* Blair says uses profits from commercial dealings to fund
philanthropic activities
* The Office of Tony Blair says in website statement that the
financial data do not represent his earnings
* Blair continues to pay tax on all his global earnings,
Office of Tony Blair says
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First Word newswire: NH BFW<GO>
To contact the reporter on this story:
Kari Lundgren in London at +44-20-7073-3442 or
klundgren2@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story:
Benedikt Kammel at +49-30-70010-6230 or
bkammel@bloomberg.net