This Saturday, January 7, Emmanuel Macron made revelations about his fortune. Questioned in the Papotin Meetings, the President of the Republic lifted the veil on his salaries.
Confidences without any language of wood. This Saturday, January 7, France 2 broadcast an exceptional number of the Rencontres du Papotin. Emmanuel Macron has indeed agreed to answer questions from journalists, non-professionals, carriers of autism spectrum disorders. And the President of the Republic has not evaded any subject … even the most taboo. “Do you have a lot of money? Are you rich? Do you have a lot of money?”, asked one of them. After sketching a smile for a few seconds, Emmanuel Macron answered this very personal question. “To tell you the truth, I had more before I was president, started the one who was an investment banker before entering the political world. Now I have a lot less.”
“If you look at the average, yes I have a lot of money, after compared to the people who decide and who have responsibilities in business, no”, added Emmanuel Macron. In fact, the President of the Republic indeed earned a much better living when he was in the private sector. After entering the government of Manuel Valls, under the five-year term of François Hollande, the former Minister of the Economy had to reveal his heritage. In his statement to the High Authority for Transparency in Public Life, he had declared a total remuneration of 1.4 million euros : 403,600 euros corresponding to his salary at Rothschild in 2011, 706,300 euros from “industrial and commercial profits” and 291,300 euros from “dividend shares in companies of the Rothschild group”.
Emmanuel Macron: what is his salary?
Over the next five months, the President of the Republic had received nearly a million euros for his activities within this bank, which he left to become deputy secretary general of the Élysée before climbing the ladder. . By becoming head of state, in 2017 and then in 2022, Emmanuel Macron lowered his income. According to information, he receives a salary of 15,200 euros gross per month. “I have to be paid with the withholding tax of around 13,500 and after that, it must be 8,500 euros per month”, he revealed a few months ago, after his re-election. This sum includes a basic allowance of 11,808.72 euros, a residence allowance of 354.26 euros, and a non-taxable function allowance of 3,040.76 euros. Added to this are the advantages of the function.