Shock as 1,472 quango fat-cats earned over £100k last year, report reveals

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A TOTAL of 1,472 quango fat-cats earned more than £100,000 last year, a report has revealed.

Some 315 of the state-funded staff took home more than the Prime Minister’s £172,153.

Channel 4 boss Alex Mahon topped the list, pocketing £993,000 in total, with a salary of £619,000.

Homes England had the most six-figure earners at 111, followed by the BBC with 90.

Beeb commercial chief Tom Fussell took home £774,000, including a bumper £309,000 bonus — the biggest bonus recorded.