A draft of a general regulation to cap salaries of high-level executives in State-owned enterprises (SOEs) will be submitted to the State Council for approval soon, an expert said yesterday.

The new regulation, drafted by the Ministry of Human resources and Social Security, also clarifies the system to assess performance and rules for expenditure, Liu Junsheng, a researcher with the ministry, who has participated in the discussion of the draft over the past six months, said.

"The new regulation provides a guideline and legal basis for supervising the salary structure of high-level management of all SOEs," he said.