Breakingviews | UK bonus tax

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09 Dec 2009 10:21

They had it coming

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The UK's planned one-off tax on bonuses may well damage the City. But this year's profits are clearly a windfall, earned on the back of a massive bailout. The industry's failure to restrain pay is so socially insensitive that it has only itself to blame for the assault.

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