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<p>The UK is at the forefront of global efforts to tackle excessive pay in the financial
sector and ensure that pay is aligned with performance, with a tough Remuneration
Code that requires deferral of at least 60% of bonuses of senior bankers and limits
the amounts that can be paid in cash. Bonuses are down significantly since their peak
under the last Government, and are now largely deferred and paid in shares.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>In contrast, the EU's bonus cap is a poorly thought through measure
that undermines rather than reinforces our efforts by pushing up fixed pay. It was
introduced without any proper impact assessment and has issues around its compatibility
with the EU Treaty; for these reasons we are challenging it in the European Court
of Justice. However, pending the outcome, the Government is fully implementing the
cap in the UK, and the Prudential Regulation Authority is responsible for ensuring
that the banks comply with these rules.</p>
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