Several coalition ministers and opposition MPs were known to be shocked the zero rating had stayed under the Treasury's radar, allowing wealthy executives to enjoy the benefit of a massive tax loophole for decades.
Many investors had been braced for proposals that would have allowed boardroom executives to enjoy rises in their base salaries, which were largely frozen during 2009 because of the onset of the recession.
After 1979, British Gas raised its prices by inflation plus 10 per cent for three consecutive years, so that it could be sold as a profitable monopoly, enabling its chief executive, Cedric Brown, to enjoy a 900 per cent pay increase.
Afterwards, the somewhat spiky Sale chief executive, Steve Diamond, seemed to enjoy his meeting with the press.
Tech investors have not been in a forgiving mood lately for any company, and Jack Dorsey, Twitter's co-founder and recently reinstated chief executive, is unlikely to enjoy much grace.
About $3m of this will go to the chief executive since 2002, Charles Berg, whose options are currently worth $32m, in large part because of the deal.Whether shareholders and executives can continue to enjoy such returns is questionable.
Most of her clients were high profile members of the US or other governments or business executives who wanted to enjoy themselves when in town.
A FEW years ago, many insisted that Justice Scalia should not sit in judgment of Vice President Dick Cheney's claims to enjoy executive privilege, noting that the two had been on the same duck-hunting trip.
SUFFOLK COUNTY'S executive, Robert J. Gaffney, has seemed to enjoy smooth sailing as the county's top officeholder during 11 years that included some of the plushest times in Long Island history.
Like many top executives, Mr. Hurd seems to enjoy mastering a complexity of sales, technologies and competitors.
