Royals pay rise
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CUTS CONFERENCE: 21 March, LONDON Details, see page 9 CASH LIMITS for public sector pay: cash limits on housing, hospitals, schools and universities. But the sky's the limit for Tory essentialsmilitary spending and the royal family.
Howe's figures make it clear that the government's 6% limit ll pune sector pay setuements an anhlia antas nar anttlamante does not apply to the armed forces, who can have whatever figure their review body cares to recommend.
Meanwhile the royal family have managed to negotiate a 19% pay hike for themselvesjacking up the Queen's wages to a cool £3,260,200 in 1981, the Queen Mother's to 286,000, the Duke's to €160,000 and Princess Anne taking a nosebag with £100,000 in it.