Taxpayers Money For Celebrity Bouquets?

Sometimes you just can’t help wondering whether government officials are wisely spending taxpayers’ money.

For instance, the comedian turned Miyazaki governor Hideo Higashikokubaru was recently revealed to have used 59,640 yen from his entertainment expenses to send bouquets to three actors and celebrities.
He defended himself by saying:
I did it for the sake of public relations for [...]