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  "path": "/uk/2026/05/18/tesco-ceo-pay-rise/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-18T20:16:23.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.thecanary.co",
  "tags": [
    "Analysis",
    "UK",
    "cost of living crisis",
    "James Wright"
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  "textContent": "Tesco’s CEO pay increased by almost a million last year from £9.93m to £10.8m. Fat cat salaries and the profits of privatised essentials show the cost of living crisis is manufactured. In fact, Tesco sets a stark example. Manufactured, not a real ‘cost of living’ The real cost of living is when essentials come at […]\n\nBy James Wright",
  "title": "Huge Tesco boss pay exposes myth of ‘cost of living crisis’"
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