It is unclear what difference this scheme will make.

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He called his invention the colour-difference travelling matte scheme.

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The key difference: the Thai scheme was administered by the government, which has acknowledged problems with the selection process and the speed of implementation.

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Clarissa Baldwin, chief executive of the Dogs Trust charity, said the scheme would make "a huge difference".

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Another scheme is the use of contracts for difference, in essence bets on the bank's performance, which reward employees according to the level of profit made by their business unit.

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This scheme has been denounced by the right-wing press, but in practice, will make very little difference.

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