Sentence examples for ministers assets from inspiring English sources

See articleThe French government said a list of the value of ministers' assets must be published by April 15th, amid a scandal over tax evasion.

Hollande, whose main campaign pledge was to wipe out corruption and tax evasion, tried to contain the hugely damaging row by publishing all French ministers' assets on Monday.

The French government says the value of ministers' assets will be published by 15 April in a new transparency drive, amid a scandal over tax evasion.

Laurent Fabius, the foreign minister, reported assets worth over €6m ($7.9m).

The 38-year-old chief minister owns assets worth about $950,000 and his liabilities are estimated at about $30,000.

Close associates and friends of Vladimir Putin, the Russian prime minister, control assets worth £130 billion, according to an independent estimate that has provoked claims of widespread cronyism.

While Cameronian modernisation of the opposition years is dead, the prime minister retains assets which could help him make the sale – a calm temperament, a commonsensical tone, and the confidence to stick to a political plan.

"Our prime minister, hiding assets in offshore accounts … After all this country has been through, how can he possibly pretend to lead Iceland's resurrection from the financial crisis?

The government has a privatisation programme in place and we need to know that ministers can sell assets at decent prices.

As part of his reforms, he this week ordered that all senior civil servants, including cabinet ministers, declare their assets of more then £70 000 before February 28.

The European ministers said the assets of the Iranian central bank within the European Union would be frozen, with limited exemptions to permit the continuation of legitimate trade, the ministers' statement said.