Phil Hogan's Brussels salary stood at €271,000 at time of leaving office

Former EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan File picture:Gareth Chaney/Collins

Former European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan will be entitled to be paid €441,000 before tax over the next two years by the European Commission having severed ties with the European Union’s executive branch earlier this week.

Mr Hogan’s Brussels salary, which he had been drawing since 2014 when first nominated for the Trade Commissioner portfolio, stood at €271,000 basic at his time of leaving office.