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Academics condemn regional pay proposals

Regional pay proposals would heighten geographical inequalities, leading academics have warned.

Regional pay proposals would heighten geographical inequalities and cause nationwide economic damage, leading academics have warned.

In a letter published in The Times, 60 academics have warned that government plans to end national pay bargaining would reduce consumer spending power and undermine businesses in less prosperous areas of the UK.

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