Bonus for RBS boss sparks debate

A £963,000 bonus for the boss of a UK taxpayer-funded bank has been attacked as “out of touch” by Labour, as a British government minister claimed he had a public “duty” to refuse it.

Bonus for RBS boss sparks debate

A £963,000 bonus for the boss of a UK taxpayer-funded bank has been attacked as “out of touch” by Labour, as a British government minister claimed he had a public “duty” to refuse it.

Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester’s payout was limited to around 60% of the maximum following intense political pressure.

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