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Salaries face freeze

Britain will push for its toughest public sector pay deal for at least 30 years by seeking a pay freeze or minimal rise for the 750,000 best paid staff on the state payroll, the Treasury said on Monday.

The government, struggling to reduce massive state borrowing, will recommend to pay review bodies there should be no salary increase in the next financial year for senior groups such as judges, top health service managers and family doctors.