In message , at 10:15:18 on Sat, 9
Jun 2012, Robin9 remarked:
Instead of making money for Britain, the whole shebang is going to
cost British taxpayers many billions of pounds. The original estimate
was a total cost of £2.4 billion. That isn't even going to pay for
security. The expected total cost is now in the region of £28 billion
and may rise even further.

I share your dislike of the way the British taxpayer has been

misinformed and exploited but I'm surprised at your figure of £ 28

billion. How did you arrive at that sum?


Even the Daily Mail only talked it up to 24bn, comprising (roughly):

12bn as an estimate for the games themselves, assuming 3m overspend on
the 9bn budget.

5bn as the cost of counter-terrorism and security services ("normal"
policing costs are elsewhere).

7bn on upgrading transport infrastructure and running extra services.

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Roland Perry