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Council bosses should not be paid more than prime minister, says local government secretary
Council chief executives face a crackdown on pay this week as government ministers seek to bring an end to the "CEO salary circuit", The Observer newspaper reports.
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According to The Observer: “Eric Pickles, the communities secretary, will insist that he will no longer tolerate salaries higher than the prime minister's basic pay of £142,500. The Conservative minister is expected to unveil plans in the localism bill to make councils publish annual limits for management wage levels.”
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Title: “Eric Pickles vows to crack down on council chiefs' pay”, by Anushka Asthana, The Observer, 5 December 2010.
Availability: Read The Observer article online at www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/dec/05/eric-pickles-council-chiefs-pay.