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Thursday, August 2, 1973

The spokesman said that the overall cost of making these pay

awards and other connected payments, is estimated to be 3116 million

a year.

Staff on Model Scale 1 already receive a cost of living allowance

which reflects the C.P.I. movements in any particular quarter, in addition

to their normal wages. This now represents more than 8 per cent above

their April 1972 Salary,

A survey of their pay is also currently in hand by the Pay

Investigation Unit. The review is expected to be completed in September

and a decision on it should be reached soon afterwards. A further

announcement on the pay of Model Scale 1 staff will be made in due course.

The spokesman added that the Standing Committee on Superscale

Salaries is considering whether any consequential adjustment to superscale

salaries is required.

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