Overview

• After City Hall released thousands of receipts on October 2, scrutiny expanded from Anne Hidalgo to multiple arrondissement mayors.
• Jeanne d’Hauteserre confirmed spending €35,779.65 on clothing from 2020 to 2024, defended it as part of her role, thanked taxpayers, and said such privileges should be scrapped.
• Receipts reviewed by media highlight other contested claims, including anti-odor lamps, personalized bowls bought outside Paris, purchases in New York and London, and high restaurant bills with missing details.
• Experts point to a vague 2020 municipal memo that requires a “clear link” and “reasonable” spending, urging precise definitions and routine online publication of justificatory documents.
• City officials and politicians across parties now propose tighter controls or abolition of the allowances, with the Conseil de Paris expected to take up the issue on October 7.