£128m paid out in bonuses to civil servants across Whitehall / Guardian, 7 July 2008
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jul/07/whitehall?gusrc=rss&feed=politics
David Hencke
"The rewards were agreed by the Cabinet Office as part of a package to encourage the most senior civil servants to meet government targets set by the Treasury, which include introducing new computer systems and cutting tens of thousands of jobs from some of the biggest ministries."