A reader of this blog sent me this:
The Spanish government yesterday curbed "millionaire salaries" enjoyed by its air traffic controllers, calling their high rates of pay and benefits "incomprehensible privileges." Public Works Minister Jose Blanco said salaries for the 2,300 air traffic controllers, who are employed by state-run airport management firm AENA, would be cut to the average level in the European Union. "It is not acceptable that a public firm pay millionaire salaries to its employees while the government demands austerity to the rest of Spaniards," Mr. Blanco said after the measure was approved by Cabinet. According to ministry figures, 135 controllers earned more than €600,000 ($878,500 US) per year while 713 earned between €360,000 and €540,000 ($527,000 and $790,000). Agence France-Presse