South Lanarkshire Council’s seven top earners were paid almost £1million between them last year.When pension contributions are included, the group – including former chief executive Lindsay Freeland – pocketed £1,095,328 between them in 2018-19.All but one of the seven saw their pay increase, while six of the executives who were paid more than £100,000 were men.The figures were released by the Taxpayers’ Alliance.South Lanarkshire Council has defended the figures, pointing to its recent Best Value Assurance report by the Accounts Commission, which highlighted the council’s “effective leadership” and “sound financial management”.
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