Blackwell bonuses a savings?

“Depending on the severance package received, 10 members of the staff agreed not to accept unemployment benefits, which is a net savings for the office in terms of total pay outs,’’ stated Carlo Loparo, Mr. Blackwell’s former press secretary and one of the year-end beneficiaries, "Those were severance packages offered to members of senior staff."

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