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Rishi Sunak was roundly mocked online after pledging to donate his estimated £1,200 bills handout to charity - despite being worth £730million.
The super-wealthy Chancellor of the Exchequer urged other well-heeled Brits to hand the £400 state payment per property to charity.
Asked about his intentions on ITV's Good Morning Britain earlier today, Mr Sunak said: 'I'm sure you will join me in giving that money to charity.'
Mr Sunak is believed to own three homes in the UK, including a house and a flat in central London and a sprawling estate in his Yorkshire constituency.
Rishi Sunak is pictured with wife Akshata Murthy at a British Museum dinner in February
Yet not all were impressed by the mega-rich Chancellor's donation vow - and took to Twitter
A university professor sarcastically described Mr Sunak's offer as 'very generous'
That would potentially give a £1,200 benefit.
He is also estimated to own shares in a further nine properties in the UK and abroad.
But not all were impressed by Mr Sunak's donation vow, with critics taking to Twitter to express their ire.
User OwsWillis wrote: 'That's nice, but why is a multi-millionaire getting a £400 rebate on each of his (estimated) 12 houses anyway?!
'This isn't *his* money to give to charity, it's £4,800 that belongs in the public purse.'
The £21billion bailout unveiled by Mr Sunak yesterday includes £400 towards energy bills for all 28million households in the country.
But the subsidy will be applied to properties rather than individuals, so those with multiple homes could rack up significantly higher savings.
The Chancellor and his wife, Akshata Murthy, are estimated to be worth £730million, according to The Sunday Times' Rich List.
Twitter user @catrolio added: 'I suggest he keeps £1m and donates the other £729m to charity then. #CostOfLivingCrisis'
One Twitter user called on the Sunaks to donate much more than just £1,200 to charity
User Haward Soper said the Chancellor is a 'philanthropist', with tongue firmly in cheek
Another suggested means-testing the scheme: 'I reckon billionaires are probably going to be ok'
Professor Paul Bernal added: 'It's very generous of Rishi Sunak to say he'll give his £400 rebate to charity. In other news, Rishi Sunak and his wife have a combined wealth of £730 million.'
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