Glasgow's £3.5million wage bill for politicians with Sturgeon highest earner

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Glasgow's £3.5million wage bill for politicians with Sturgeon highest earner
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Their pay packets vary significantly.

City councillors and elected member of the Scottish and the UK parliaments raked in the huge pay packet between them, with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon the highest paid from the public purse.READ MORE: Union Bears boycott Rangers' Scottish Cup clash amid 'offensive anti-police' banner rowMeanwhile their colleagues Glasgow colleagues at Holyrood earn a basic salary of £66,662, but for those carrying additional ministerial responsibility this jumps significantly.

Over at City Chambers 85 elected councillors all earn a basic wage of £19,571, but those with positions of special responsibility earn a great deal more. Sign up to Glasgow Live's newsletter Get all the latest Glasgow news and headlines sent straight to your inbox twice a day by signing up to our free newsletter.The morning newsletter arrives every day before 9am and the evening newsletter, manually curated by the team, is sent between 4pm and 5pm, giving you a round up of the most important stories we've covered that day.

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