Fury as multi-millionaire Chancellor Jeremy Hunt bills taxpayer £1.10 to cover parking fees

MILLIONAIRE Chan­cellor Jeremy Hunt has been claiming back pennies in parking fees.

The minted minister asked the taxpayer to cover a charge of £1.10, three days after he took the post in October 2022.

A month later and days after telling voters they needed to make sacrifices to help balance the nation’s books, Mr Hunt — one of the richest members of the Cabinet — clawed back £2.80.

Then in December he submitted a similar claim to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.

He has form for penny-pinching — he made claims for 70p and 60p in 2020.

His constituents in God­alming, Surrey, accused him of being out of touch.

And project manager Jon McCorkell insisted there was no reason to make the parking claims.

He said: “There’s free parking in the area and there’s parking on the road.”

Mr Hunt, 57, is said to be worth £14million, owns a property business with his wife and earns about £150,000 a year as Chancellor.

But during his time in No11, families have endured the cost-of-living crisis and borne the heaviest tax burden since World War Two.

Labour leapt on his latest claims, saying: “You have to feel for the Chancellor. What if that 60p parking charge was the difference between owning seven luxury flats instead of just his sixth?”

A Treasury source hit back: “These jokers don’t give a toss about helping people. It’s just short-term politicking.”