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Apr 2021
Five Harrogate Borough Council officers earning over £100,000 a year have been named in an annual rich list by the TaxPayers' Alliance.
The pressure group, which claims to speak for 'ordinary taxpayers fed up with government waste', published its Town Hall Rich List 2021 report this morning.
It includes details of every council officer in the UK earning over six figures in 2019/20.
Chief executive Wallace Sampson topped the list for Harrogate Borough Council, earning over £125,000.
Paula Lorimer, who runs the Harrogate Convention Centre for the council, was second, earning over £120,000.
The final figure includes salary, pension payments and expenses.
The Harrogate officers in the report are:
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A Harrogate Borough Council spokesman said:
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