The Games Organizing Committee, which was responsible for the preparation and management of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics held last year, held the final board meeting on the 21st, and it was reported that the final holding cost was 1,423.8 billion yen. rice field.

Of this amount, the burden of public expenditure is 783.4 billion yen, and it is questionable whether the public's understanding of the huge public expenditure can be obtained by continuing to utilize the facilities that have been developed and popularizing competitions. Will be.

The Organizing Committee of the Tokyo Organizing Committee held the final board meeting at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on the 21st, in which the final cost of holding the Games was reported.



According to this, we were able to reduce 29.2 billion yen from the forecast of 1,453 billion yen announced as of December last year, and the final holding cost was 1,423.8 billion yen.



The main reason for the reduction was the revision of the contract for the restoration work of the stadium, which was expected to total 1,644 billion yen at the budget stage, and the holding cost was 220 billion yen. The result was much lower.



The holding expenses will be shared by the Organizing Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and the national government. Of this, the Organizing Committee will bear 640.4 billion yen, and the public funds by the capital and the national government will cover the development of permanent competition facilities. In the center, the total amount is 783.4 billion yen.



As the infection of the new coronavirus spreads and the pros and cons of the people are divided, it has been decided that the Organizing Committee, which was forced to take various difficult measures such as the fact that most of the venues will eventually become unattended, will be dissolved by the end of this month. rice field.



In the future, the Tokyo Games will be asked whether the public's understanding of the huge public expenditure will be gained by continuing to utilize the facilities that have been developed and popularize the competition.