"Chancellor George Osborne is expected to reveal plans to scrap national pay rates for public sector workers in next Wednesday's Budget.
It comes after Treasury research found they earn on average eight percent more than their private sector counterparts in England and Wales.
Local factors, such as the cost of living and commercial pay rates, are now set to be taken into account.
The move would see a teacher in Sunderland earning less than a colleague in Surrey, where bills are generally higher.
Regional pay rates for up to 140,000 civil servants could be brought in as early as next month, it has been reported.
The Public and Commercial Services union has said it will oppose any such plans."
This could be interesting. Hopefully it's safe to expect that the military would not be affected but who knows?