Retail

Irish boss of Tesco paid £4.4m as supermarket faces price gouging claims

Ken Murphy pays tax in Ireland according to reports in the British media

The £4.4 million man: Ken Murphy Tesco CEO

The Irish boss of Tesco received a £4.4 million (€5.2 million) pay packet for the past year, it has been revealed as shoppers continue to face record rises in food prices.

The payout for Ken Murphy, the Cork born chief executive, was less than the £4.75 million package he was given a year earlier.

The supermarket giant’s latest annual report shows Murphy got a total pay deal of £4.44 million, including bonuses and other benefits, ...