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Obama sets salary cap for bailout companies: US official

US President Barack Obama will set a $500,000 a year cap on executive pay going forward for banks and other companies that take US Govt funds to stabilize their businesses, an administration official said.

Updated on: Feb 4, 2009, 11:04:04 IST
Reuters | By , Washington
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US President Barack Obama will set a $500,000 a year cap on executive pay going forward for banks and other companies that take US government funds to stabilize their businesses, an administration official said on Tuesday.

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The president's announcement, to be made on Wednesday, will kick off a long term effort to reform executive compensation rules, the official said.

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