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UK may scrap banker bonus caps in post-Brexit rules push

Chancellor pressured to review pay rules despite wider cost of living crisis

Sunak has been asked to reduce the ‘burden on business’ to realise the ‘benefits of Brexit'
Sunak has been asked to reduce the ‘burden on business’ to realise the ‘benefits of Brexit' Photo: Tolga Akmen/Getty Images

The UK government is looking to scrap the cap on banker bonuses, as it eyes a further break with legacy EU rules, The Independent reported.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak should review "deregulatory measures to reduce the overall burden on business", he was told in a private letter from Prime Minister Boris Johnson's chief of staff Steve Barclay, including restrictions on City bosses' pay and perks.

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