On social media, information about expenses incurred by the City of Gdańsk for cosmetic and hairdressing services by Aleksandra Dulkiewicz, president of the city. The revealed invoices indicate that the city twice covered the costs of styling the president's hairstyle, amounting to PLN 500 and PLN 600 respectively.
These expenses were made in the context of authoritative public speeches: 1 of them took place before the gathering of the Board of Directors and Council of the Polish Metropolitan Union in Poznań. The second one, however, before the recordings of the fresh initiatives of the city.
The Authority explains that professional preparation for tv performances is simply a standard, but usually specified services are covered by tv stations which have their own makeup teams.
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This case sheds light on the discussion on the appropriate management of public funds and on the boundaries between private expenditure and authoritative responsibilities. While a professional public image is important, questions arise as to whether it is justified to cover specified costs from the city budget.
This discussion goes beyond a circumstantial case and addresses the issue of transparency and accountability in the usage of public funds. In the context of citizens' increasing awareness of the management of public funds, specified spending is very controversial.



Aleksandra Dulkiewicz applies for re-election
The case came to light after individual applied for public information. Let us remind that Aleksandra Dulkiewicz is simply a candidate for president of Gdańsk for the civilian Coalition.
In the context of hairstyles, it is worth noting that Aleksandra Dulkiewicz took office as president of Gdańsk in 2019, being the first female in this position. Let us note that in a fresh message Dulkiewicz revealed that she earns PLN 263 1000 a year as president.