BY LUKE BARR
- Severn Trent, United Utilities and Pennon Group handed out the rewards
- Businesses have paid out more than £50m to their chief executives since 2015
- Water companies discharged waste on more than 400,000 occasions in 2020
Three of Britain’s largest water companies paid their bosses almost £9million during the last financial year despite coming under fire over sewage pollution and executive bonuses.
Severn Trent, United Utilities and Pennon Group handed out the rewards as households face a cost-of-living squeeze from soaring inflation and rocketing energy bills.
Company documents show that the businesses have paid out more than £50million to their chief executives since 2015.
