Airbus Chief Executive Tom Enders attends Airbus's annual press conference on Full-Year 2018 results in Blagnac, near Toulouse, France February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

PARIS (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Thursday criticized a reported bumper pay deal for Tom Enders, the outgoing chief executive of planemaker Airbus.

“We’re talking about excessive amounts here,” Le Maire told BFM TV.

Le Monde newspaper earlier reported that Enders could get a golden parachute farewell pay deal worth 36.8 million euros ($41 million).