Chavez increases presidential expenses by 638% for 2010

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despite global economic crisis and despite social spending staying at the same level*

*"Venezuela’s 2010 Budget Maintains Social Spending Despite Global Economic Crisis"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=405x25331

Total is 1.545 billion $
Including:
9.5 millions for donations to the people
9.1 millions for traveling abroad
8.36 millions for security

but also:
2.6 millions for Alo Presidente (presidential weekly TV program)
361,000 $ for clothes and shoes
92,000 $ for laundry
84,000 $ for toiletries (after the 3 minute shower)

More information in Libération (french) and El Pais (spanish)
http://www.liberation.fr/monde/0101599466-al-presidente-votre-budget-est-en-hausse-de-638
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internacional/Chavez/aumenta/638/presupuesto/presidencial/elpepuint/20091026elpepiint_8/Tes

[Bacchus39]

1. 3 minute shower + $84,000 toiletries = no stinky n/t

s

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3. While 22% of the budget is paid with debt, reserves are down by 25% and there's 0 increase in social

spending. And the applause room keeps talking of "conservative management".

I just hope we don't lose everything again in this game of oil poker.

[Braulio]

2. This must be a corpo-fascist source

Anything like this has to come from the devil itself. You are the anti-Christ.

[ChangoLoa]

4. pay the electricity workers and the rise of salaries that was promissed before