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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

Tesco faces criticism as chief’s pay more than doubles to nearly £10m

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Tesco said sales were up 5.3% at its UK chain and 4.5% overall. Photograph: Molly Darlington/Reuters

The UK’s biggest supermarket chain, Tesco, faced criticism over its chief executive’s near-£10m pay deal at its annual shareholder meeting on Friday.

The campaign groups ShareAction and the High Pay Centre both questioned why Ken Murphy’s pay had more than doubled to £9.9m including bonuses, when some of those working in its supermarkets do not receive the real living wage.

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