Ayuso and her delegation spent nearly 15,000 euros on Mexico trip, keeping agenda opaque

• Three public officials accompanying Madrid Regional President Isabel Díaz Ayuso on her May trip to Mexico spent a total of 14,845 euros of public funds.
• While Ayuso reported only 623 euros in expenditures on the transparency portal, her accompanying officials declared expenses six to ten times higher than hers.
• The president and her entire delegation left their official calendars completely blank for the duration of the trip.

Breakdown of Expenditures

• Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Sports Mariano de Paco Serrano: 6,609 euros (6,028 in transport, 581 in lodging).
• Director of Teatros del Canal Ruperto Merino Solís: 3,951 euros (3,652 in travel, 299 in subsistence, 0 in lodging).
• Director General of Tourism and Hospitality Laura Martínez Cerro: 4,285 euros (3,003 in travel, 1,282 in lodging).

Transparency and Governance Concerns

• Ayuso provided no details for her official agenda, omitting meetings with Mexican governors that were nonetheless reported on the Community's official website.
• Chief of Staff Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, who accompanied the president, declared no expenses for the trip and left his official calendar blank.
• The Madrid government signed agreements totaling 310,000 euros to make Madrid the "guest of honor" at the San Marcos Fair, yet there is no documentation of the business outcomes or specific meetings held during the visit.
• Critics argue that the lack of public accounting for an officially labeled "institutional trip" raises questions about whether expenses were covered by private third parties, potentially violating gift regulations or administrative accounting requirements.