EU agrees cap on bankers' bonuses

Press Association
Updated
City of London
City of London

European Union chiefs have agreed a package of financial laws that includes capping bankers' bonuses at a maximum of one year's basic salary.


The bonuses will only be allowed to reach twice the annual fixed salary if a large majority of a bank's shareholders agrees, said Othmar Karas, the European Parliament's chief negotiator.
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