Ticket income will decrease due to the abandonment of accepting foreign spectators at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
According to the contract between the IOC = International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, if the Organizing Committee goes into the red, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will first make up for the deficit, which may further increase the burden on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Is out.
The Tokyo Organizing Committee has decided to abandon the acceptance of spectators from overseas, and according to the Organizing Committee, refund procedures for approximately 630,000 tickets sold overseas will be carried out in the future.
At the Games, the total sales of tickets, including those for overseas markets, are expected to be 90 billion yen as income from the Organizing Committee, of which a portion will decrease.
According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, it is not known at this stage because the Organizing Committee has not summarized how much it will decrease.
However, depending on the city, ticket revenue may decline further, depending on the maximum number of spectators who will decide the direction within the next month.
If the Organizing Committee goes into the red, the "host city contract" between the IOC and the capital states that the capital will first make up for the deficit, and if it cannot, the government will make up for it.
The total cost of the Tokyo Organizing Committee has increased to 1,644 billion yen due to the one-year postponement of the Games, and the Organizing Committee's income is insufficient and the city has already taken over 15 billion yen. Therefore, depending on the number of spectators, the burden on the city may increase further.