Finnish police announced on Friday that they would investigate whether thecountry’s prime minister’s breakfast was illegally bought with taxpayers’money.
A Finnish newspaper reported on Tuesday that Prime Minister Sanna Marinewas demanding 300 euros ($365) a month from the government for her family’sbreakfast while she was staying at her official residence in Caesarea.
According to the reports, the 35-year-old prime minister says that theseprivileges have been given to the rulers before him.
According to legal experts, paying the Prime Minister’s breakfast tax tocitizens is a violation of Finnish law.
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In a statement, the police said that the Prime Minister had been paid forsome breakfast, while the Ministerial Compensation Act did not allow suchpayments.The statement also said that the investigation would examine the decisionof the officers present in the Prime Minister’s Office and had nothing todo with the Prime Minister and his official activities.
On Friday, Sanna Marine said on Twitter that she welcomes the investigationand will stop demanding the benefits as long as the investigation continues.
