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Fri 04 Apr 2007Consultants expected to reject revised contractsNew proposals which would see hospital consultants receive a basic salary of up to €205,000 per year for working revised contracts are expected to be rejected by the medical bodies.Medical organisations said pay proposals tabled yesterday by health service management could leave doctors worse off, given the additional hours and other changes to conditions involved.