Barclays bonuses announced on Budget day

Barclays sparked outrage Wednesday as it was accused of trying to 'bury bad news' by revealing bonuses paid to executives on the same day as the UK Budget 2013.

Barclays sparked outrage Wednesday as it was accused of trying to 'bury bad news' by revealing bonuses paid to executives on the same day as the UK Budget 2013.

The bank was due to announce details of multimillion-pound bonuses to top bosses including Chief Executive Antony Jenkins and the head of its investment bank Rich Ricci.

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