The government spent a total of €589,700 on billboard advertising in five years, according to information tabled in Parliament on Monday evening.
Shadow speaker for Justice Jason Azzopardi posed a set of Parliamentary Questions to each ministry asking how much it spent on billboard advertising since March 2013, when Joseph Muscat was first elected as Prime Minister.
It was the Energy Ministry which took the top spot for most spent on billboards, reaching a total of €155,289. A proportion of €57,600 was spent by the Regulator for Energy and Water Services in 2013, with €12,985 spent in 2014.
That same year, €48,226 was spent on billboard advertising by ARMS, the state water and electricity billing agency.
The Office of the Prime Minister was also asked to present its expenses for billboard advertising, however the information is still being gathered.
The Environment Ministry spent a total of €139,400 between 2013 and 2017. A significant amount has been spent for 2017 alone by the Sustainable Development, Environment and Climate Change department at €46,668, an increase from €31,112 spent in 2016.
Interestingly, the Foreign Affairs, Home Affairs and Finance Ministries did not spent anything on billboard advertising since March 2013.
The Ministries for Gozo, Education, Transport and Justice Ministries spent over €25,000 each.
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