TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Gov. Charlie Crist took a pricey 12-day
trip to Europe this summer, hitting tax payers with a $430,000 bill
amid a sagging economy.
According to the Sun Sentinel, Crist flew to London, Paris, St.
Petersburg and Madrid to drum up business in July on a trip that
was supposed to cost $255,000, but the tab came in much higher.
Expenses included Crists' entourage of more than two dozen,
including a photographer and nine bodyguards, who alone spent more
than $148,000 on meals, hotels, transportation and incidentals. The
news comes as the state has a roughly $2 billion deficit.
Crists' office says fostering overseas business is even more
important when the economy is hurting and has been "instrumental
in keeping our state from greater distress."
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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