The promises made by François Hollande during the campaign will undoubtedly be held, if we judge by the measures taken already by Jean-Marc Ayrault, the new Prime Minister. The President of the Republic and all the ministers, including the Head of Government, will see their wages revised down around 30%.
However, these restrictions which are far from negligible will not concern certain state officials, particularly those who officiate for foreign affairs.
According to the “Challenge.fr” site, it is at the Quai d’Orsay that the most important remuneration is recorded. Indeed, French ambassadors will be able to affect their “index processing” in parallel an “residence” compensation. This is measured according to the degree of risk and insecurity, in others, that represents the country where the ambassador is affected. To get an idea of this compensation, you must always know according to the same source, that it starts at 6,500 euros per month for a position like Tunisia and may reach the sum of 25,000 euros in Afghanistan. For the reasons we know. The current French ambassador to Kabul, appointed in 2011, thus receives a salary of the order of 32,000 euros gross.
