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France Bloomin' Mad Over Brukozy's Daily $1K Fleur Tab

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 22, 2009 3:33 AM CDT

(Newser) – French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy just loves her fleurs and she's often photographed arranging blooms in the Elysée Palace. Problem is, the flowers are costing French taxpayers $1,100 a day, and they want the spending nipped in the bud. The blooming bills were revealed in the first state audit of a French leader's spending habits since the days of Louis XVI. Carla and hubby Nicolas also blew $5,000 in late fees for tardy payments of electric and gas bills.

A rose by any other name might be cheaper.
A rose by any other name might be cheaper.   (AP Photo/Bob Edme)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and wife Carla Bruni spend more than $1,000 a day on fresh cut flowers, according to new expenditure documents.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and wife Carla Bruni spend more than $1,000 a day on fresh cut flowers, according to new expenditure documents.   (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, delivers a speech beside his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy during a party with the French community living in Israel and West Bank in a hotel in Jerusalem, Monday, June 23, 2008.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, delivers a speech beside his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy during a party with the French community living in Israel and West Bank in a hotel in Jerusalem, Monday, June...   (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Nicolas Sarkozy • France • spending • Elysee • audit • flowers • Carla Bruni • French

 
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