Grand Duke Henri to receive yearly allowance of €523,000

Under the new law, the Grand Duke will receive a personal allowance of around half a million euros a year (€523,000). This is a fixed allowance, which is also subject to the index mechanism. The Grand Duke can dispose of it freely and the endowment is tax-free, as is the income from the use of the Grand Ducal Palace, Berg Castle, and the surrounding forests and parks.

The Hereditary Grand Duke receives an endowment of €220,000.

With the new law, which regulates the endowment for the Head of State, the former Grand Duke, and the Hereditary Grand Duke, the concepts of the civil list and representation expenses, which were complementary and had existed since the reform of the Constitution in 1948, disappear. That year, the civil list of the Head of State was set at 300,000 gold francs.

In addition to the new allowance for the Head of State and the Hereditary Grand Duke, there are other costs directly related to the running of the Maison du Grand-Duc (House of the Grand Duke), which are borne by the government. This amount is regulated every year through the state budget.

The rapporteur for the bill, which will be up for vote in the Chamber this month, is MP Mars Di Bartolomeo from the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP).