§ 45. Lieut.-Colonel POWNALLasked the Prime Minister what are the salaries paid to the chairman and members of the Reparation Commission; whether these appointments are regarded as whole-time appointments; and whether the salaries are subject to Income Tax?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKS1. The French, British, Italian and Belgian delegates to the Reparation Commission receive salaries of 100,000 francs per annum each together with allowances for official expenses of 20,000 francs each. The British, Italian and Belgian delegates also receive expatriation allowances of 20,000 francs each. The appointments are whole-time appointments.
2. The French delegate is chairman, but receives no additional remuneration in that capacity.
3. The salaries and allowances are normally payable in gold francs, but at present the British delegate is paid in sterling at the par of exchange, and other delegates in French paper francs at a fixed rate of 2 1/3 French francs for each franc of salary.
4. These rates of remuneration, which have been in force since 1st July, 1922, represent a considerable reduction upon the rates previously paid.
2044 5. The non-French delegates enjoy privileges in regard to French taxation normally accorded to the occupants of high diplomatic posts. The British delegate is not subject to British Income Tax in respect of income received from the Reparation Commission so long as he is not ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom.