Donald Tusk earned millions in Brussels
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There is more and more talk about Donald Tusk returning to Polish politics. If this were to happen, Tusk would return as one of the richest Polish politicians. A few years in Brussels were enough for him to become a millionaire. Of course, it is unknown how much of this money the former prime minister saved and how much he spent.
Donald Tusk took office as the President of the RE on December 1, 2014, and left it at the end of November 2019. That makes for an even 60 months in office. Since the beginning of his term, Tusk earned as head of the Council about 105 thousand zloty per month, but from January 2019 he got a raise to about 140 thousand zloty.
This makes a total of about PLN 6.6-6.7 million over five years, although it should be remembered that this is an amount without taking into account taxation. Additionally, as the head of the European Parliament, Donald Tusk could count on additional privileges - such as allowances to cover the cost of renting an apartment, representation budget or chauffeured limousine.
On top of that there is a severance package - Tusk after leaving the post of head of the European Council receives a so-called “transitional allowance”. This, according to “Fakt”, was to amount to a total of 1.4 million zlotys over two years, counting from the end of 2019. This gives about 58 thousand zlotys per month. So until now, the former prime minister has already received 1.05 million zlotys from this amount.
And in November 2019, with the end of his term as head of the RE, Tusk was elected president of the European People’s Party. In this role, the politician can count on a salary of about 30 thousand zlotys per month, which gives an amount of about 540 thousand zlotys after 18 months.
In total, until July 2021. Donald Tusk could earn in Brussels about 8.2 million zł. However, the amount will probably be lower due to taxes.
However, what is important, the position of the head of the European Council gave Tusk an additional pension - in the amount of about 21 thousand zlotys. According to unofficial information of ‘Super Express’, together with the national pension, it will be about 30 thousand zlotys per month.
Tusk will be entitled to the benefit in 2022 when the former Prime Minister will be 65 years old.
