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Thu 12 Dec 2009Senior public staff's pay cuts to be scaled back
THE GOVERNMENT is to scale back the overall level of pay cuts for top level civil and public servants originally signalled in the Budget a fortnight ago.
In his Budget speech, Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan announced pay cuts of 8 per cent for assistant secretaries and 12 per cent for deputy secretaries in Government departments. He also announced the termination of a performance-related bonus scheme for top civil and public servants which over recent years has involved an average payout of 10 per cent of salary.
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