Catalan president Quim Torra highest paid of Spain’s regional leaders

THE president of Cataluña’s Generalitat is the highest paid of Spain’s regional leaders, according to government data.

Quim Torra is paid €146,925 a year for his role as Catalan President. Angel Garrido, the head of the Madrid Region, is the second highest paid at €100,090 a year while Basque Country lendakari Iñigo Urkullu came third with €94,494.

Valencia’s president Ximo Puig was the sixth highest paid at €78,536. Murcia’s president Fernando Lopez Miras takes home €68,257 a year while Balearic Islands leader Francina Armengol earns €66,240 a year.

Junta de Andalucia president Susana Diaz was the second lowest paid at €66,230 a year. Javier Fernandez, the head of Asturias, was the lowest paid earning €64,985 a year.