A freedom of information request has revealed that it cost taxpayers just under £700,000 in 2023, including more than £97,000 for the gardening.
Advocate Ian Kermode submitted the FoI which has broken down several costs of running the house.
The total overall budget at Government House for 2023 was £698,534.57, which includes the salaries of the governor and all staff, as well as the day to day running costs of Government House and grounds.
The FoI also revealed that Government House has a small budget to cover the cost of internal decoration, and repair and replacement of, for example, white goods. In 2023, £13,695.48 was spent on this type of maintenance.
Mr Kermode said: “Is this extravagant expenditure necessary, proportionate and justified in our evolving self-governing democracy, particularly given difficult economic circumstances faced by many island residents?”
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