The salary of the commissioners of 20,000 euros, allowances and expenses … – The Digital Asturias

The salary of the commissioners of 20,000 euros, allowances and expenses … – The Digital Asturias

Brussels, Sep 10 (EFE) .- European Commissioners receive a salary of 20,832 euros per month, excluding allowances and expenses, an amount that rises to 23,147 for vice presidents, the High Representative for the 24,073 and 25,554 for the head of the EU executive.

The elected president of the European Commission (EC), the Luxembourg Jean-Claude Juncker, today unveiled the names proposed to hold the next EU executive, which will consist of seven vice of which depend and with which all Commissioners be coordinated, and with 19 men and 9 women.

In addition to salary, Commissioners are entitled to the equivalent of 15% of their salary to their expenses from Brussels, as well as other 607 euros a month on entertainment expenses and reimbursement of travel expenses, as published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

The members of the commissaires are subject to a Community tax, which varies between 7 and 45%.

Upon taking office, the new Commissioners entitled to double pay his base salary to cover the cost of “installation”.

When you leave office, the commissioners are entitled to one month’s salary as a “settlement” and to pay three years between 40 and 65% of his salary of commissioners.

That pays transition is suspended if the former commissioner is employed in an activity that affects profits that added to money still gets EC exceeds the salary earned as a member of the EU executive.

The old commissioners also receive an annuity from age 65 pension, endowment which varies depending on the years They have held the position and can never exceed 70% of the salary of commissioner.