Word: cumulating
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Dates: during 1934-1934
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Another of M. Doumergue's decrees will trim salaries on a sliding scale. There will be a 20% cut for President Lebrun, 15% for the Cabinet. 10% for all salaries over 100,000 francs. Even 12,000-francers will lose 5% of their small wage. The Cumul will be abolished, the system whereby one employe holds several posts and draws pay for each, nor can anyone be appointed to a government post in future who already draws a pension. Veterans' pensions will be cut. Politicians waited nervously to see how the public would react to these decrees...
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