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THE restoration of the economy cuts in salaries made by county councils and other public bodies in Great Britain within the last six months raises the important question as to when the Government proposes to follow suit. These cuts have inflicted con- ! siderable hardship on a large body of scientific workers in Government employment, and they were always avowedly temporary in their incidence. The ten per cent reductions have now been operative for two years, and in very many cases they were imposed on basic salaries that were in no way adequate considering the scientific attainments of the victims. Admittedly they were a breach of contract, and there is considerable force in the contention that the Government is in honour bound to follow the example of municipal bodies, and to restore these cuts at the earliest possible moment. The country's financial position is very different now from what it was in October 1931. The national finances have been stabilised. Successive conversion schemes have reduced the burden of debt charges. The estimated revenue from the new tariffs for the current year is £24,500,000. Moreover, during the current year the revenue has received a windfall of more than £8,000,000 from death duties on the estate of the late Sir John Ellerman alone.
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Salaries of Scientific Workers in Government Employment. Nature 132, 508 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/132508a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/132508a0