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Government draws up plans to scrap limit on City board pay

Cost-benefit analysis has been drawn up on overhauling rules that prevent non-executive directors from being paid in shares of the firms they advise

The government has analysed the benefits of reforms, but is not disclosing its calculations
The government has analysed the benefits of reforms, but is not disclosing its calculations Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto

The government has moved one step closer to removing restrictions on non-executive director pay, despite criticisms the moves would reward wealthy City board members amid a raging cost-of-living crisis.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has drawn up a cost-benefit analysis on overhauling rules that prevent non-executive directors from being paid in shares of the firms they advise, according to a response to a Freedom of Information Act request from Financial News.

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