Overview

• On October 2, Anne Hidalgo’s team released a detailed overview of elected officials’ expenses and granted journalists access to the justificatifs for all arrondissement mayors after she filed a complaint for alleged false accusations on September 19.
• Libération’s examination of thousands of receipts reported large outlays, including €35,779.65 in clothing by VIIIe mayor Jeanne d’Hauteserre and extensive restaurant bills by XVe mayor Philippe Goujon, who said he would reimburse erroneous child-menu charges.
• XVIIIe mayor Éric Lejoindre’s reimbursements exceeded €35,000 from 2020 to 2024, drawing scrutiny for items such as restaurants, pressing and clothing, while PS candidate Emmanuel Grégoire maintained confidence in him and signaled tighter rules or possible abolition.
• The national financial prosecutor’s office said it is not investigating the published expense notes, while a separate probe continues into Hidalgo’s 2023 trip to Tahiti.
• Paris’s representation costs are capped at €19,720 per year for the mayor and €11,092 for arrondissement mayors, with access to receipts enabled by a Conseil d’État ruling, and several mayors criticized the city’s publication move as a retaliatory maneuver.