France's Nicolas Sarkozy has come under fire for going ahead with plans to buy a new presidential plane for €180 million only days after cutting perks for cabinet members and sacking two for spending public money on cigars and private jets.
Instead of "paying himself a private jet worth €180 million," the French leader should use the money for reconstructing the country's dykes, Socialist politician Segolene Royal, Mr Sarkozy's opponent in the last presidential election, said on Sunday ...
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