The European Union will consider whether to impose absolute caps on banker bonuses and restrict them to between three and five times salary, including stock options, though the U.K. is not expected to support such a measure.
Reuters reported Sunday that an EU official said the measure was to be discussed on Monday at a meeting of EU diplomats and lawmakers, as well as a proposal to limit only the cash bonus bankers receive to no more than their salary.
Britain's Finance Minister George Osborne, who has been outspoken in his efforts to preserve the London's financial primacy in Europe, is expected to oppose the measure and has already said he would fight any bonus caps proposed by Brussels.