§ Mr. Martenasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will now set out in £ sterling the current value of the basic salary and the allowances of the President, Vice-Presidents and members of the EEC Commission together with the rate at which the special Community tax is levied and the terms of their pensions.
§ Mr. JuddThe following table shows the gross basic monthly salaries and entertainment allowances of the President, Vice-Presidents and members of the Commission, converted from Belgian francs to pounds sterling at the current market rate:
It is not possible to give representative sterling values for other allowances and pension terms, since these vary widely according to individual circumstances. Full details of the basis of calculation are in Council Regulation No. 14 of 18th December 1961, published in the Official Journal No. 62/1730 of 19th July 1962. The Community tax to which members and employees of the Commission are subject is levied in accordance with Council Regulation No. 260/68 of 29th February 1968, published in the Official Journal No. L56 of 4th March 1968. After deduction of various personal allowances, social security payments, etc., a progressive tax is levied on the residue of basic salary which rises to a maximum rate of 45 per cent.
Basic salary per month Entertainment allowance per month £ £ President 5,109.86 549.04 Vice-President 4,628.49 352.81 Member 4,165.65 235.23