Excuse my ignorance on the subject, admittedly I do not know as much about Paraguay and its politics as I do some of the other South American countries. In fact, all I know about this particular topic is the little excerpt I read...but that Is not my point. It was mentioned he does not pay utilities, but he has to pay rent? Is there not a presidential palace, or a house provided to the head of state? Does the government not cover the tab for most his travel expenses? I realize it varies from country to country, but I always deemed the salary of the president/head of state as sort of a bonus considering a majority of their expenses were on the government tab.

Any clarification or reading reccomendations would be great!