The car group Stellantis, known for the brands Peugeot, Citroen, Fiat and Opel, and its boss Carlos Tavares are being targeted by the French presidential candidates Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen. Both politicians, who are facing a runoff election on April 24, criticized the double-digit number on Friday Million salary of the car manager as excessive.
Tavares had recently received an annual salary of around 19 million euros.
In addition, there are claims to remuneration packages in the tens of millions.
"Astronomical Sums"
“We are talking about astronomical sums here.
We should cap them.
That could work if we act at European level," President Macron told Franceinfo.
"It can't be that people have problems paying for energy and see difficulties and worries in their lives and at the same time sums like this." This is explosive for society.
Le Pen called the payroll "shocking".
According to polls, right-wing politician Macron is hot on the heels of voters.