In the midst of a debate on pension reform, François Hollande did not escape the exercise of “
transparency
” on his own situation.
Guest of RMC / BFMTV this Monday morning, the former President of the Republic was asked about the amount he receives monthly since he no longer has an elective mandate and no longer exercises a profession in the senior civil service.
Thus, having refused to sit on the Constitutional Council, his income as a former head of state would bring him "
about 4000 euros
", as required by law.
A figure which is added to his two pensions as a former elected representative of Corrèze, a department which he chaired and of which he was a deputy, as well as to his income as a former adviser to the Court of Auditors.
Either,
in 2017 then confirmed by the interested party on RMC in 2018, a total amount of around “
15,000 euros
” gross, equivalent to “
11,000 to 12,000 euros
” net.
This represents three times more than the 4000 euros to which the socialist - who "
does not like the rich
" - had seen fit to set the threshold of wealth a few years ago.
And ten times more than the minimum pension provided for by the executive bill, which intends to raise the floor to 1200 euros per month.
However, despite this measure rather marked on the left, François Hollande continues to strongly oppose the text of the executive, because of an alleged lack of "
social justice
".
"
There can be no acceptance of any reform whatsoever if there is not a contribution from the highest incomes and the highest assets
“, He castigates thus, by denouncing the refusal of Emmanuel Macron to create new taxes or to increase the existing taxes.
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“
There is no good time for pension reform, yes, but there are bad ones
”, had already warned the ex-president, mid-January, on France Inter.
After the first two days of massive demonstrations all over France, the socialist now continues to warn about the extent of the current movement.
A challenge which, "
of course, starts from retirement, but includes other anger, other frustrations
".
"
All of this creates a breeding ground that is quite dangerous
," he said, calling to "
watch
" this "
with great clarity.
".
Without going so far as to claim to reconsider the method of calculating the retirement of former presidents: François Hollande believes that the current situation already represents “
much less than what is happening abroad
”.