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Executive salaries: "It seems totally out of reality for almost all French people", admits Attal

2022-10-23T12:32:03.751Z


The CEO of TotalEnergies, Patrick Pouyanné, created controversy this week by publicly commenting on the evolution of his remuneration since 2017.


Reacting to the controversy around the salary of the boss of TotalEnergies, Gabriel Attal tried on Sunday to side with the average French.

"

I fully understand that the figures that are mentioned for the leaders of certain large companies seem totally out of reality for almost all French people of course

", declared the Minister Delegate in charge of Public Accounts on the set of the “

Political Questions

” program broadcast on France Inter and Franceinfo.

In attempting to refute a claim that his salary was increased by 52% last year, TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné sparked outrage this week, particularly on the left of the political spectrum.

He published a table on Twitter on Tuesday showing the evolution of his remuneration since 2017, thus highlighting his salary of nearly 6 million euros in 2021. “

But comparable to my CAC40 peers and much lower than that of other European and American majors

," he said.

Véran understands “that it can shock”

However, Gabriel Attal refused to push the leader of the oil giant and his counterparts from other large French companies.

What I expect is that when a company makes this type of decision, the same company makes decisions in favor of sharing value with employees

,” said the Minister of Public Accounts.

In this case, Total signed an agreement, in pain.

We put very strong pressure on them to raise their wages

," he recalled, referring to the agreement signed last week between the group's management and the CFDT and CFE-CGC unions, relating to a 7% increase in payroll.

Gabriel Attal also reported that the government was expecting another counterpart: that TotalEnergies “

also take decisions and actions to reduce the bills of the French

”.

We also put pressure on them to make the rebate at the pump, 500 million euros which have been invested to lower the gasoline bill of the French

”, he recalled.

Read alsoRebates on fuel: until when will you be able to benefit from it?

Earlier in the morning, Olivier Véran also reacted to the Pouyanné affair.

"

For the French who look at someone who says: 'I only won 3.5 million last year

'

, whereas 3.5 million euros, when one is part of the 90 or 95% of French people who will never earn 3.5 million at the end of their professional life, I understand that it may be shocking

”, estimated the government spokesperson on the set of “

Grand Rendez-vous Europe 1 / Les Échos / CNews

” .

Source: lefigaro

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