Don't tell mods to change something if you're not sure what you're talking about. Base here refers to people, 600 to be exact, so it sounds like you're wrong.
I think you've misunderstood the parent comment. They were saying the current title could be misinterpreted to mean "base salary is being reduced by 6%". I didn't think that, but I can see where they are coming from.
That was my first skim on it as well. Which to me sounded horrible considering inflation rates.
Ah, you're probably right and my comment is stupid in that context. I apologize.