MELBOURNE: The government of the Australian state of Victoria overstated the costs of staging the 2026 Commonwealth Games when it pulled out of hosting the multi-sports event last year, the
The Commonwealth Games Federation flag is carried into the arena during the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Melbourne, Australia on Mar 15, 2006. MELBOURNE: The government of the Australian state of Victoria overstated the costs of staging the 2026 Commonwealth Games when itThen state Premier Dan Andrews said last year that the cost of the Games, which were to have been held in four regional hubs, could blow out to nearly A$7 billion from a budgeted A$2.6 billion if they went ahead.
The report said the original budget estimate had been"unrealistically low" and various agencies had failed to work together to give the government proper advice on costs. Commonwealth Games Australia chief Craig Phillips said the report confirmed the"gross exaggeration of costs", adding that the government had ignored their advice over how the Games should be delivered.
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