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Anne-Laure Petit-Hénon
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Dec 6 2024 at 5:38 a.m.
; updated Dec 6 2024 at 6:10 a.m.
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Annie Genevard, Paul Christophe, Gil Avérous… Do these names mean nothing to you? However, they were ministers in the Michel Barnier government. Government censored on Wednesday December 4 following the adoption of a motion of censure in the National Assembly.
Barely three months on the job and then gone. At a time when some are packing their boxes (or perhaps hoping to be recalled to the future government), others are thinking about the future and where they are going preserve of their functions. In reality, not much.
Termination compensation
According to the site vie-publique.fr, after ceasing their functions, “ministers and secretaries of state receive a compensation equivalent to the treatment they received in the government.
The organic law of October 11, 2013 provides for this to be paid to them for three monthsunless they return to paid activity during this period.
So what amount are we talking about? It is the decree of August 23, 2012 relating to the treatment of the President of the Republic and members of the government which sets the remuneration of the President, the Prime Minister and members of the government.
They therefore receive “a monthly gross salary calculated by reference to the salary of civil servants occupying State jobs classified in the so-called 'off scale' category”.
Clearly, the remuneration of ministers is fixed on that of civil servants, and therefore can fluctuate depending on the index point.
Well, we'll spare you the calculations, which are detailed in our previous article, but this represents 12 457 euros.
Can ministers receive unemployment compensation?
Termination compensation is paid directly by the State. For a previous article, actu.fr asked France Travail if former ministers could receive unemployment benefit. The answer is no because ministers “do not contribute to the unemployment insurance system (RAC), and are not state agents”.
No material benefit
And that's it! Because as life-public indicatesno legal text does not provide anything regarding material benefits. Unlike Michel Barnier who can count on a company car and a driver, none of that for “ordinary” ministers.
No more official accommodation, no more free access to first class rail transport and the provision of a vehicle with driver.
Also no more police protection except, of course, on a case-by-case basis for the most exposed ministers (former ministers of Justice, Interior, Defense and Foreign Affairs).
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