The Italian government said Friday
that effective April 1, it will cut the salaries of top
public-sector managers - with such major exceptions as
State-controlled Enel, Eni and Finmeccanica.
Salaries will be held at the same level as the president of
the supreme Cassation Court, the Treasury announced.
The limits will also not apply to government saving and
loan trust Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), Poste Italiane and
State railway Ferrovie dello Stato.
Giovanni Giorgio Tempini, chief executive of CDP takes home
1.035 million euros annually, while Italian railways chief Mauro
Moretti gets 873,666 euros a year - levels that have triggered
concerns about too wide a gap between the lowest paid and
highest paid public servants.
Italian Premier Matteo Renzi said last week that he would
cap salaries of public-sector managers, but at that time said
the measure used would be the 248,000 euros Italian President
Giorgio Napolitano earns.
That triggered some controversy, with Moretti warning that
pay caps could force senior civil servants into the private
sector.
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