Politics

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

Friday 2 September 2022 at 11:34

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.