Corbyn raked in more than £132,000 last year as he admits to paying £6,000 extra tax after he was put on the wrong code Jeremy Corbyn published his tax return, revealing a total income of £132,611 The figures, from 2017/18, reveal he paid income tax totalling £46,074.90 The income tax payment included £6,442.90 to settle an outstanding balance, which Labour said had arisen due to ‘an administrative error’ By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:49 GMT, 12 February 2019 | Updated: 22:53 GMT, 12 February 2019 Viewcomments Jeremy Corbyn has published his tax return – as he admitted he paid £6,000 extra to make up for being in the wrong tax code. The document showed that the Labour leader received a total income of £132,611 in 2017/18 and paid income tax totalling £46,074.90. The income tax payment included £6,442.90 to settle an outstanding balance, which Labour said had arisen due to ‘an administrative error’. It is believed this was due to Mr Corbyn, 69, being on the wrong tax code in a previous year. Mr Corbyn’s total income included his MP’s salary, pay as leader of the Opposition and pensions. Labour said that he holds no other paid positions, stocks or shares and benefits from no trust funds or income from property. Jeremy Corbyn has published his tax return – as he admitted he paid £6,000 extra to make up for being in the wrong tax code He issued a challenge to Theresa May and Chancellor Philip Hammond to publish their tax returns He issued a challenge to Theresa May and Chancellor Philip Hammond to publish their tax returns. Shadow chancellor John McDonnell also published his, showing a total income of £92,036, on which he paid £25,533 in income tax. In its 2017 manifesto, Labour pledged to implement a Tax Transparency and Enforcement Programme requiring all large companies and individuals earning more than £1million to make their tax returns public. Mr Corbyn said: ‘I believe that if we aim to reform our tax system to be more transparent, then politicians must lead by example. In Government, Labour will crack down on the scourge of tax avoidance and evasion and will put full transparency at the heart of our programme.’ Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility