Reeves 'flying blind' on non-doms as ultra-rich couple move to Milan

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Rachel Reeves will go into next month’s budget “flying blind” over the number of non-doms that have left the UK, a new report has warned on the day that a high-profile couple relocated to Milan in response to the Chancellor’s crackdown last autumn.

The study, which was compiled by former Treasury economist Chris Walker, found that at least 1,800 non-doms have relocated since the government ploughed ahead with plans to abolish the non-domicile status last year, 50 per cent more than last year’s Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) predictions.

Its findings stand in sharp contrast to reports that emerged from the Treasury over the summer, which, citing HMRC payroll data, suggested fears wealthy foreigners had fled the UK in droves aft