Overview

• Jeanne d’Hauteserre said on BFMTV that she chose to buy clothes with her representation funds, citing a need to look presentable in the 8th arrondissement.
• She stated that in 2024 she did not use her entire envelope and reimbursed half of her representation expenses.
• Receipts cited by media show purchases from brands such as The Kooples, Maje and Eric Bompard, with about €7,000 spent in December 2023 at major department stores.
• She thanked taxpayers for the indemnities that make such spending possible, acknowledged that low‑income residents could be shocked, and called for these privileges to be scrapped.
• The disclosures come as Paris officials’ expense records face wider examination, focusing attention on how representation funds are used during a period of rising local taxes.