French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, have been branded as “shameful” after it was revealed in the media that they spent nearly 600,000 euros ($732,000) on flowers for their residence during the epidemic last year.
The French political publication Politis pointed out that the Macron couple spent 541,000 euros on flowers last year and placed them in their official residence, the Elysee Palace. This means their flower budget is five times larger than that of former presidents Francois Hollande and Nicolas Sarközy, causing a fierce public backlash.
Hollande, who was president of France between 2012 and 2017, spent £117,000 on flowers in 2011, while Sarközy, who was president between 2007 and 2017, reportedly spent £129,000 on flowers.
According to reports, the Macrones spent about £18,000 on plants, £18,000 on orchids, more than £28,000 on foliage plants, and about £360,000 on fresh cut flowers for bouquets.
The Macron couple’s flower spending shocked the outside world, the new crown epidemic hit the French economy, Macron just promised to promote 100 billion euros stimulus package to deal with the epidemic impact.
Many people took to social media to criticize the Macron couple as shameful, with some saying, “We are being asked to save money, we are being taxed more heavily, and he is having fun. Another person tweeted, “It’s a disgrace, it’s disrespectful to those who have nothing, a waste of public money.
The French media kicked off, Macron couple spent nearly 600,000 euros last year to buy flowers to put in their official residence.
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