The German authorities spend about €3,000 (316,000 rubles) monthly to pay for the services of a hairdresser and makeup artist for the former chancellor Angela Merkel since she left her post in 2021. About it German newspaper Tagesspiegel reported with reference to the data of the departments of the Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany at her disposal.
According to her, Merkel’s appearance in Berlin is monitored by a “self-employed hairdresser-make-up artist”, for whose services “almost € 55 thousand” has been allocated since the politician left the high post. (5.8 million rubles). Of these, €37,780 (3.9 million rubles) was spent in 2022, and €17,200 (1.8 million rubles) this year. [германским налогоплательщикам] in the amount of about € 3,000″, not counting travel and hotel costs in case of need to accompany the ex-chancellor to events.
The newspaper emphasizes that initially the department refused to disclose this information. According to her estimates, “in terms of financial costs for cosmetics, Merkel directly competes with the current chancellor.” According to the government, since 2021, about €62,000 (6.5 million rubles) has been spent on the services of stylist-makeup artist Olaf Scholz, the publication clarifies.
Earlier, the taxpayers’ association of Germany criticized the high costs of grooming services for the appearance of German high-ranking politicians. According to the president of the association, Rainer Holznagel, they should be “reduced to a minimum and, in case of doubt, paid privately.”
In December last year, the Bild newspaper reported that the salary of the make-up artist of the German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock is € 7,500 (791 thousand rubles) per month. The specialist’s duties include applying make-up and creating Burbock hairstyles during photo shoots and video filming, as well as accompanying the Foreign Minister during working trips abroad. It is reported by “The Rambler”.
Rambler, 08/14/2021, “Merkel’s pension named after resignation”: Angela Merkel will receive a pension of about 15,000 euros a month after she resigns as Chancellor of Germany. It is reported by NSN with reference to the data of the Union of Taxpayers. Merkel in retirement is entitled to 65% of the parliamentary salary, which she received since 1990, being a member of the Bundestag and working simultaneously in the government of Helmut Kohl. In monetary terms, payments will amount to about 10 thousand euros per month. The journalists did not announce the pension for the 16-year period of work as Chancellor of Germany, but noted that Gerhard Schroeder, who served for seven years in front of Merkel, receives about 6.5 thousand euros. It is also noted that Merkel has the right to use the services of two assistants and a driver. — Inset K.ru