The Senate's expenditure on travel for its senators has reached 1,008,851 euros in the first quarter of 2026, the highest figure in the last decade. The 7% increase compared to the previous year is explained by intense parliamentary activity, with 24 sessions of investigative committees promoted by the PP, which even enabled the month of January to work on issues such as the Koldo case, the dana, or the SEPI.
How flight management scales up parliamentary costs ✈️
The budget item, which covers official, political, and parliamentary travel, also includes cancellations and ticket changes. In an environment where the PP's absolute majority has created seven committees, travel logistics have skyrocketed. From a resource management perspective, this increase reflects a common pattern in administrations with high activity: without a route optimization or advance purchase system, transportation costs tend to inflate. The lack of stricter cost control in ticket purchasing allows each committee to generate a steady trickle of euros on flights and trains.
The Senate discovers that January also exists for flying 😅
Who would have thought it: after years of considering January a dead month for politics, the Senate has discovered that you can work in that month... and spend on plane tickets as if there were no tomorrow. With 24 investigative committees, senators have shown that you don't need holidays to travel. Of course, the travel spending record does not include coffee from the vending machines, which has surely also gone up. Efficiency, that great unknown, has gone on a trip.