31.   Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin has been particularly critical of that idea, arguing that the government should not interfere with the compensation system of companies.

32.   Under the circumstances, the law seems designed to funnel most of the claims into a compensation system that has no exact parallel in U.S. history.

33.   We also revamped our compensation system to put the focus on performance.

34.   He added that organisations need to restructure their compensation systems to reward individuals and companies who contribute to create business success stories.

35.   He said six states have abolished the compensation system and no evidence of higher consumer prices has surfaced.

36.   Instead, the law says the Energy Department must help them navigate their claims through state worker compensation systems.

37.   Many compensation systems are based on input, for example, attendance and a measure of performance, which is usually derived from the annual assessment.

38.   The agreement also aims to simplify the subsidies handed out on bulls, which will now be streamlined into one compensation system.