Quango salaries (2)

FAST FACTS

• 43 quango officials are paid more than the First Minister
• 132 – enough to fill the Scottish Parliament – are paid more than a Cabinet Secretary
• Over 200 are paid more than a government Minister
• Nearly 700 are paid more than an MSP
• Reform Scotland believes all quangos, with the exception of tribunals, should either become fully independent of government, or have their functions transferred to existing government departments

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