Overview

• French law grants departing ministers an indemnity equal to three months of pay with no minimum time in office.
• A Secretariat-General letter states new ministers who are also deputies remain paid by the National Assembly, making them ineligible for the government payout.
• Reportedly affected deputies include Roland Lescure, Éric Woerth, Naïma Moutchou, Marina Ferrari and Mathieu Lefèvre.
• The indemnity is payable only if the former minister has not taken any remunerated activity and has submitted required asset and interest declarations to the HATVP, which does not comment on individual filings before deadlines.
• Media estimates put the amount at about €32,100 gross for a full minister over three months, and Bruno Le Maire has indicated he will not claim it.