Busy
The Minister for Higher Education then announced an investigation into the invoicing practices of the university’s board members, calling for them to invoice only ‘necessary’ costs. The Board of Directors of the UvA and HvA announced they would publish its expenses every six months, in the months of May and November.
Sober
Shortly after the RTL revelations, the board started to declare considerably less than before. In 2015 a total amount of 109.576 euros had been declared, while in 2013 and 2014 it had been about two hundred thousand euros. In the second half of 2015 small expenses such as sandwiches and coffee were no longer being declared. This sense of restraint continued into the first half of 2016.
The period also saw a significant decrease in expenditure for trips abroad: 708 euros compared to 2.761 euro in the two semesters of 2015.
