Bicycle instead of limousine

Over the past three years, the Noord Administration has spent over 100,000 euro on renting limousines from a taxi service. Het Parool asked other districts and found that Noord is unique in its expense policy. Elsewhere, aldermen travel by bicycle.

The Noord administration further spent 60,000 euro on catering, Het Parool reports on the basis of preliminary answers to questions asked by Leefbaar Noord. In Noord, catering and limousine expenses are not paid from the fixed allowance aldermen receive. In other districts, aldermen are supposed to pay taxis and lunches from their allowance.

In this, the districts make a sober impression compared to the municipality. Amsterdam is the only city where all aldermen have their own BMW, Binnenlands Bestuur reported last year.

Noord will offer an explanation of its expenses next week. The district says that it has acted properly.