Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office, said: “The Government is determined to get a grip on public finances which is why we have imposed a Civil Service recruitment freeze and are launching a review on fair pay in the public sector. We will consider all options carefully, but no-one should earn 20 times more than the lowest paid employee in the same public sector organisation and no-one should be paid six times their salary when they leave the Civil Service. Make no mistake, we will implement a pay policy that is fair for the taxpayer."