Tesco boss handed £4.4m pay deal amid cost-of-living crisis

Chief executive officer Ken Murphy received total pay and benefits worth around 197 times that of the average Tesco worker.

The boss of Tesco has received a £4.4 million pay packet for the past year as shoppers continue to face record rises in food prices (PA) (PA Wire)

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

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

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