Scholz spends half a million on PR photos every year

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Beauty has its price: in Germany, the population pays taxes for infrastructure, security and the vanity of the government, among other things. In 2022, the federal government paid 1.5 million euros for hairdressers, make-up artists and photographers. That is no less than 80 percent more than last year.

For example, Minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock (42) pays a nice amount to look good: her ministry hired a make-up artist for about 137,000 euros.

Minister of Economic Affairs Robert Habeck (53) does not skimp on his professional staging either: while his predecessor Peter Altmaier (64) spent more than 32,000 euros on photographers, Habeck breaks the 83,000 euro mark.

But the king of costs is Chancellor Olaf Scholz (64): The costs of his make-up artists are ‘only’ 40,000 euros. In addition, there is half a million euros for professional photos, as “Bild” reported.

Sharp criticism of glossy editions

The German Taxpayers’ Association draws attention to this expenditure. The figures come from an answer to a question in the Bundestag. However, the information may not be complete. The cabinet itself points out that only those costs were taken into account that “had to be determined in the short time available for response”.

The taxpayer lobby is now calling on the government to be more economical with taxpayers’ money. It is true that expenses for photographers and makeup artists are quite small compared to the “lavish budgets” of public relations. Nevertheless, especially in times of record debt and recession fears, it’s a good sign to “cut spending on expensive makeup artists and think twice about hiring a photographer to portray your own look in the light you want. “

Source: Blick