£10K A MONTH?
EU are having a laugh at our expense
BRUSSELS boss JeanClaude Juncker has been spending £10,000 a month on expenses.
But receipts of the European Commission President’s spending are being kept secret to protect his “privacy”.
Unlike in the UK, where officials disclose receipts showing how they spend public money, EU chiefs have fought long battles to keep detailed breakdowns of their expenses secret.
Under Commission regulations, we requested details of Juncker’s expenses between January and the end of June last year.
After initially refusing our request, EU chiefs revealed how he racked up an expenses bill of 66,914 euros – the equivalent of about £60,000 – during the six-month period.
According to the papers, Juncker carried out 26 “missions” during this time and incurred huge travel, accommodation and other expenses.
A whopping £42,900 was claimed for transport, £11,300 went on accommodation, £2,600 on daily allowances and £3,190 on “miscellaneous” costs.
Trips included a visit to London for dinner with Theresa May. But details of exactly what Juncker put on hospitality and subsistence expenses during the six months have been kept secret.
Under the Commission’s regulations, we requested receipts and bills for the hospitality and subsistence claims made by the former Luxembourg Prime Minister.
But EU chiefs refused to disclose the documents to protect the “privacy and integrity” of Juncker, who says the UK will come to “regret” the decision to leave the EU.
The latest revelations come after it emerged Juncker spent £23,000 on a private jet trip to Rome last year.