In 2022, the so-called “traffic light” coalition spent from the German budget to protect the external image, 80% more than in the previous year. This is reported by the German edition. Mercury With reference to the recommendations of the Taxpayers Association on the optimization of budget expenditures.
It was noted that in 2022, expenditures on photographers, hairdressers and make-up artists reached approximately 1.5 million Euros, which is 80% more than the previous year. At the same time, more than 50% of makeup artists’ spending falls on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, headed by Annalena Burbock – about €137,000.
The Taxpayers Union also criticized the government’s spending to develop an app worth more than 1.3 million euros by the fall of 2025, which allows politicians to choose haircuts using augmented reality technology.
The traffic light coalition was formed at the end of 2021. The Green Party includes the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP).
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