Larcher reduced the standard of living of the Senate

He wants to impregnate his mark at the plate. " And, more importantly, prevent further controversy on the heritage of the Senate. Having promised "zero growth" budget of the House and audited by private organizations on its accounts in 2009, Gerard Larcher yesterday announced new measures to reduce the standard of living of the Palais du Luxembourg. At a press conference, the second character of the State indicated that the Senate would release 34 apartments on the 54 he has to turn them into offices and reduce by 30% compensation of its chairman and three Quaestors . "This is not a train of life but effective. I am determined. It is a moral duty, "he warned last month in an interview with" Echos ". An external audit on the Museum of Luxembourg, whose management is at the center of a legal imbroglio, will also be conducted in the first half of 2009 and another by February, on the outcome of the Senate Public channel, date that the mandate of its president, Jean-Pierre Elkabbach, expires. This year, the total allocated to the Upper House grew by 4.2% to 327.7 million euros (against 533.9 million to the Assembly), plus a levy on own reserves Senate, to the tune of 8.4 million, to finance the work. Throughout his campaign, marked by the case of the apartment allocated to life outgoing president, Christian Poncelet, Gerard Larcher has promised "transparency".