Council staff in Glasgow feature on a list of council employees across the UK who walked away with more than £100,000 last year.

Glasgow City Council has 11 workers who are included in this year's annual 'Town Hall Rich List' assembled by the TaxPayers’ Alliance

The report details the full remuneration and many of the names of local council employees whose remuneration exceeds £100,000.

Council chief executive Annemarie O'Donnell tops the list in Glasgow, raking in £197,215 in 2017-18.

Despite being the second biggest local authority in the UK, Glasgow does not feature in any of the TaxPayers’ Alliance's list for number of highly paid employees or top earners.

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A spokesman for Glasgow City Council said: “As always, it is not clear what some of these figures relate to – but they appear to be individuals who, contrary to the entire thrust of the report, are not paid public money.

"However, the pay of senior officers is not and never has been a secret.

“We – and, for that matter, every other local authority on the list - publish these figures in our accounts every year and they go before numerous public committees in significantly greater detail as part of monitoring and audit processes.

“Overall, executive pay has reduced significantly over the last decade.”

Across the region, the local authority with the most employees who received these high earnings last year was North Lanarkshire.

This council area had a total of 28 members of staff who walked away with more than £100,000.

However, North Lanarkshire Council have called the legitimacy of the TaxPayers' Alliance's claims into doubt.

A spokesperson said: “As is often the case, the Taxpayers Alliance report does not reflect the true picture.

"The figures used clearly include staff leaving the organisation who have paid into a pension scheme throughout their working lives and who are entitled to pension payments. These payments are not set by the council.

“These figures include another phase of changes to the council’s management structure, comprising the reduction of three senior officers which delivers £413,000 in savings every year.

"In addition, these figures do not set in context the strategic capacity required to oversee around £1billion of public money delivering services to 340,000 residents.

“Our external auditors have confirmed that the council’s financial planning is robust.”

The TaxPayers’ Alliance have criticised local authorities for the remuneration given to staff during a time of council tax rises.

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Chief Executive John O'Connell said: "The average council tax bill has gone up by more than £900 over the last twenty years and spending has gone through the roof.

"Disappointingly, many local authorities are now responding to financial reality through further tax rises and reducing services rather than scaling back top pay.

"Despite many in the public sector facing a much-needed pay freeze to help bring the public finances under control, many town hall bosses are continuing to pocket huge remuneration packages, with staggering pay-outs for those leaving their jobs.

"There are talented people in the public sector who are trying to deliver more for less, but the sheer scale of these packages raise serious questions about efficiency and priorities."