The issue of salaries for senior government officials is of concern not only to Russians. On November 15, the French newspaper Echos published data from a study by the international center Statista on this highly interesting topic. Here is a ranking of the heads of state with the highest salaries in the world.
10. Matteo Renzi (Italy)
The salary of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Italy among world leaders is considered not very large - he receives a modest $ 125,000 annually. Although the Renzi government has announced a policy of reducing administrative costs, Matteo himself is not shy about using state-owned aircraft to travel to ski resorts. The contrast is especially striking when compared with the behavior of the recently elected Italian President Sergio Mattarella, who prefers to travel by public transport (and even travels by tram).
9.Vladimir Putin (Russia)
The salary of the President of the Russian Federation in 2016 is not that great by world standards - only 136,000 dollars. Before the 2014-2015 crisis, it was 10% more, but Vladimir Vladimirovich decided to cut it, apparently in order to solidarity with the Russian workers.
8. Francois Hollande (France)
France is in a modest eighth place - François' salary for the year is 194,000 dollars. It would have been larger, but Hollande decided to cut his own salary by a third, thus celebrating his entry into the presidency. A worthy example for officials.
7. Tayyip Erdogan (Turkey)
Erdogan's chair, although it swayed under him during the coup attempt in 2016, held out. Therefore, he will continue to receive his $ 197,000 every year.
6. Shinzo Abe (Japan)
The youngest prime minister in the history of Japan, with a firm hand, leads the country along the path of very peculiar economic reforms, even nicknamed "abenomics" for their uniqueness. For this he receives a salary of $ 203,000 a year.
5. Theresa May (England)
The second-ever female head of state in British history to take office as recently as July 2016, when then-Prime Minister David Cameron, excited by the results of Brexit, decided to shake the ashes of this ungrateful country off his feet. Teresa's salary is currently $ 215,000. I wonder if she will be able to save her against the backdrop of the consequences of Brexit and the possible gaining of independence by Scotland?
4. Jacob Zuma (South Africa)
The only African country in the ranking has the fourth highest salary of its president - Jacob receives $ 223,000 annually. And he has big expenses - after all, the president has no less than 8 wives (but only 5 of them are official) and 18 children.
3. Angela Merkel (Germany)
A country in the top 10 wealthiest countries in Europe (and ranked sixth there) can afford to pay its leader well. Angela's salary is $ 234,000.
2. Justin Trudeau (Canada)
In second place was the Canadian leader, Justin Trudeau. Although Canada is geographically close to the United States, there is also a lower pipe and thinner smoke.And the Canadian president gets almost half the size of his American counterpart - only $ 260,000.
1. Barack Obama (USA)
And Barack Obama turned out to be the leader of the presidential salary rating - it turned out that the first African American president annually costs the US treasury $ 400,000. By the way, his successor, Donald Trump, said that he intends to receive a purely symbolic salary - $ 1. However, Donald can afford such a broad gesture. His fortune in November 2016 totals $ 3.7 billion. Against this background, the $ 400,000 salaries of US President Obama look, of course, pale.