France freezes presidential salary over deficitNovember 7, 2011 - 18:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said that the salaries of President Nicolas Sarkozy and his ministers would be frozen as part of austerity measures, calling on business leaders to do the same. "The salaries of members of the government and the president will be frozen until a return to a strict balancing of public finances," Fillon told journalists as he announced measures to eliminate France's deficit by 2016. "I call on political leaders and heads of big companies, particularly businesses in the CAC 40, to do exactly the same thing," Fillon said, referring to the Paris stock exchange's blue chip share index. "I call on everyone to show great responsibility," Fillon said, calling pay rises for some bosses "frankly indecent". Following his election, Sarkozy in 2007 raised his own salary 170 per cent from around 7,000 euros a month to around 19,000 euros, prompting a storm of criticism, AFP reported. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Welcome to CaseKey 2024. Byblos Bank Armenia firmly stands by future innovators Strategic business cases, invaluable experience, innovative approaches and more than 25 events are in store for the participants of CaseKey 2024. Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. At least 2 CSTO members participated in preparing 44-day war against Armenia – PM Nikol Pashinyan has declared that at least two CSTO member countries participated in preparations for the 44-day war against Armenia. |