The Archive · 1937

Cabinet Salaries Britain

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London, Feb. 28.

ABU which would abolish: the present anomalies in Ministerial salaries {g expected to be introduced in the House of Commons after Easter, At the present time not more than half the "members of the Cabinet receive £5000 a year, while the salaries of the remainder vary between £2,000 ona £4,500. These lations have often caused a dificult situation for the Prime Ministers who occasionally have been unable to offer particular post to the person most Suitable for it, owing to the loss in the Prime Minister's raised from £5,000 to and that of other Mini fixed at £5,000, is learned that the question is also being considered of lying the Prime Minister a pension on his re-

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