The government has tabled a bill to fix the compensation of several high-ranking positions within the Grand Ducal family, including the Grand Duke and Hereditary Grand Duke.

After the creation of the Maison du Grand-Duc ("House of the Grand Duke") in 2020, the government is now looking into the income of the Grand Ducal Family. More specifically, the income of the Grand Duke himself and other high-ranking members of the Grand Ducal family.

Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has tabled a bill to fix "the amount of the allowance allocated to the Head of State." The same would apply to the Hereditary Grand Duke and, if applicable, the former Head of State, the Regent, and the Lieutenant-Representative.

The amounts in question are "lump-sum allowances allocated for the role and functions that the beneficiaries exercise in the interest of the country." These allowances, as well as any income derived from properties owned by the Grand Ducal family, will be exempt from tax, "at their free disposal," and integrated into the wage indexation system. However, the beneficiary must be "of age" to be entitled to them.

Five positions within the Grand Ducal family would receive these state allowances:

  • €523,103 per year for the Head of State (i.e. 24,674 index points)
  • €217,985 for the Hereditary Grand Duke (i.e. 10,282 index points)
  • €217,985 for the former Head of State (a position not held since the death of Grand Duke Jean)
  • €217,985 for the Lieutenant-Representative
  • €523,103 for the Regent

It should be noted that the accumulation of functions does not give the right to several allowances. This means that if Prince Guillaume, the Hereditary Grand Duke, is appointed Lieutenant-Representative, he will only receive one compensation for his two functions.

"The constitutional revision currently underway thus offers the opportunity to complete the efforts undertaken in recent years to provide the Grand Ducal Court with resources and operating methods that correspond to the image of a constitutional monarchy in the 21st century," the government explains.

The law still has to go through the standard legislative process. If passed, it will come into force on 1 July 2023.