Under the heading “Royal house” in the state budget given subsidies to 232 million. In addition to this Dagbladet found 117 million distributed on other budget items. Together with an estimate of around 110 million for politieskorten brings the annual price tag up at least 460 million.
The budgets for bodyguards kept secret by the police, but Dagbladet has collected information on expenditure and staff from a variety of sources.
the cost of the royal family has shot extensively in the weather in recent years, the newspaper said. Among other things, the total cost of the monarchy has grown about 37 percent in six years. Salaries of the court has more than doubled since 2002.
Does not good for numbers
Besides politieskorten goes the extra millions in Dagbladet calculation to the royal yacht, personal military adjutants, royal estates and official trips abroad .
These expenses are recognized in the budgets of ministries responsible for the individual items. Ministry of Finance has overall responsibility for the state budget.
– Kong house total expenditure is 232 million for 2016 maintains senior adviser Tor Martin Bærum Ministry of Finance.
Also, communications manager Marianne Hagen at the Royal Palace said the court goals is the most cost-effective operations.
– the transfers from the Parliament to the Royal court for 2016 of nearly 212 million. We can not vouch for Dagbladet estimates, Hagen says.
Exceptions for safety
Local Government and Modernisation Minister Jan Tore Sanner (H) are stuck on the expenses of the royal family “clearly” is evident from the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development budget proposition.
– Parliament treats the budget, and everything is done in full transparency, says Sanner.
– Exceptions are appropriations for the king’s safety and security, which obviously not public, he adds
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