France Boutın

epa02196047 File picture dated 15 March 2007 , shows French President Nicolas Sarkozy ( L ) Marie Christine Boutin ( R ) , founderpresident of a small political party in France , Forum of Social Republicans , aboard an SNSM boat , between Le CroisicLa Turballe , western France . Boutin was forced on 10 June 2010 to give up a 9 , 500-euro salary for a job as head of a task force after a row erupted over her perks . Christine Boutin was named in April by President Nicolas Sarkozy to lead the task force on globalization . She has been receiving 9 , 500 euros ( 11 , 500 dollars ) per month for the job on top of her pension benefits as a former ministermember of parliament , for a monthly total of 17 , 500 euros paid by the state . The government initially defended the paycheck but Labour Minister Eric Woerth said on 10 June he would ask the 66-year-old politician to relinquish some perks during these belt-tightening times . Boutin later agreed to give up the extra pay . ' I have decided to carry out this mission free of charge , by giving up my 9 , 500 euros per month , ' she told France 2 television . But she also said she had been unfairly singled out for attack , insisting that ' there are many people in this situation , who sooner or later will face the same problem ' . Prime Minister Francois Fillon ' s office issued a statement saying he ' welcomes the decision by Christine Boutin to give up all pay for the mission she is carrying out on the social impact of globalization ' . Fillon also said that from now on there would be a single common framework for the wages paid for such government advisory jobs . The appointment , whose details were revealed in the satirical weekly Le Canard Enchaine , also came with a chauffeur-driven car , staffan office in an upscale area of Paris .  EPA/DOMINIQUE FAGET / POOL