n 2014 the EU passed legislation that capped bankers’ bonuses at 100% of their pay or 200% with shareholder approval. Proponents of the cap say that it will reduce incentives for bankers to take excessive risk similar to what led to the 2008 financial crisis. Opponents say that any cap on banker’s pay will push up non-bonus pay and cause bank’s costs to rise.
75% Yes |
25% No |
55% Yes |
16% No |
9% Yes, and lower the cap to 20% |
9% No, any worker should be rewarded based on their success |
7% Yes, and lower the cap to 50% |
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3% Yes, and nationalise the banks |
See how support for each position on “Bonus Cap” has changed over time for 272k UK voters.
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See how importance of “Bonus Cap” has changed over time for 272k UK voters.
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Unique answers from UK users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@4TTW7YZ4yrs4Y
Any worker should be rewarded according to success, but not with excessive amounts of money, that is unfair! And in my opinion , the brokers who were responsible for selling sub prime mortgages should pay back all if not some of the money they made, as it was the tax payer who had to bail the banks out. Banks should not rely on the tax payer to bail them out when they make risky and frankly stupid decisions. Any banker who profited from our losses should have been made to pay that money back!
@988N4ML1yr1Y
No, but there should be a cap
@984F8CV1yr1Y
No, but bakers should also provide equity for any financial problems that their banks face
@984DQWD1yr1Y
I don't have an answer.
@97LS3992yrs2Y
As long as the bonus is being paid out of private funds then it shouldn't be capped. This additional income can then be taxed as additional income as any other income would be
@97K667M2yrs2Y
No but they must declare bonuses.
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