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– Members of the government can enjoy a number of benefits.
The suspense lasted, but François Bayrou revealed the 39 ministers, delegate ministers and secretaries of state who will constitute his government. If several questions arise about these appointments, the question about salary often comes up. First of all, it must be remembered that François Hollande had reduced the emoluments of ministers by 30% during his mandate, by a decree published on August 23, 2012. “The monthly gross salary is set (…), for ministers and delegated ministers, at 1.4 times the average of the highest salary and the lowest salary received by civil servants occupying State jobs classified in the ''off scale'' categoryexplains the text.
Thus, three elements make up the pay slip of ministers and delegate ministers, reports MoneyVox : the basic salary (8,305 euros gross), the residence allowance (249 euros) and the official allowance (2,138 euros), i.e. a total of approximately 10,692 euros gross monthly for each minister and delegated minister of the government. As far as the Secretaries of State are concerned, they receive 10,159 euros gross monthly approximately per month: 7,890 euros for basic salary, 237 euros for residence allowance and 2,032 euros for official allowance.
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Ministers can benefit from official accommodation
In addition, members of the government benefit a number of advantages. For example, they can ask the Élysée to take charge of some of their entertainment expenses such as reception fees. These are capped at 150 000 euros per year for a minister, 120,000 euros for a delegate minister and 100,000 euros for a secretary of state. Ministers may also have staff accommodation of 80 m² maximumin the case where they do not have property in Paris and if their ministry cannot accommodate them. However, personal or family expenses are not covered.
