Sochi games to cost $50 bn - deputy Russia PM
- Published: 5 Feb 2013 at 01.44
- Online news: Sports
The Winter Olympic Games to be held in Russia's Black Sea city of Sochi in one year's time will cost a total of 1.5 trillion rubles ($50 billion), a Russian deputy prime minister said on Monday.
A sunset in the village of Esto-Sadok close to the alpine resort Rosa Khutor in Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi on February 3, 2013. The Winter Olympic Games to be held in Russia's Black Sea city of Sochi in one year's time will cost a total of 1.5 trillion rubles ($50.0 billion), a Russian deputy prime minister said on Monday.
"It's true that the figure is approaching this ceiling. In principle it has already been reached but I want to again emphasise that half this money is private investment," Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak told reporters.
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