Cost-of-living crisis: King Charles III’s employees get $940 bonus

Life is hard these days, and King Charles III knows it all too well.

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That’s why employees earning less than $44,600 (£30,000) a year will receive a bonus of around $940 (£600). According to the sun, the measure is funded by Her Majesty’s Personal Fund. Tax payers money is not used.

One hundred valets and servants will benefit from this increase. This amount is added to their monthly salary.

However, employees are not the only ones eligible for bonus.

Employees with annual salaries between £30,000 and £40,000 will receive £400. Those earning between £40,000 and £45,000 will get £350. Single people receive £200.

“The king wanted to put in place targeted measures that would help those most in need,” the anonymous source said.

These bonuses cost the king a few thousand dollars. Note that Buckingham Palace declined to answer questions BBC On the topic of

491 employees worked full-time for the British Royal Family in 2020-2021.

Remember that last September, Charles III fired a hundred employees at Clarence House.