The Staggering Figure the Paris Olympics Cost French Taxpayers

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The French government spent almost 6 billion euros on the Olympic Games that took place in Paris last summer. This is according to an initial official estimate by the French Court of Auditors. The Court of Auditors reports that the expenditure on the organisation alone includes 2.77 billion euros. In addition, another 3.19 billion euros was spent on infrastructure. The Court of Auditors' report also includes comments from the organisers of Paris…

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How much did the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games really cost? A little less than a year after the Olympics, the Court of Auditors tried to answer this question. In a progress report published on Monday 23 June, the independent public institution estimates that the games cost the state nearly 6 billion euros, which is three times as much public money as estimated by the organizing committee.