How much are FIFA World Cup games costing Canadian taxpayers? Take our business and investing news quiz
Canadian taxpayers are contributing over $1 billion to co-host the upcoming FIFA World Cup. This funding translates to approximately $82 million per game, as reported by the Parliamentary Budget Officer. The exact benefits of this investment for Canadians remain uncertain.
- ▪Taxpayers are funding more than $1 billion for the World Cup.
- ▪The cost per game is estimated at around $82 million.
- ▪The Parliamentary Budget Officer provided the analysis on funding.
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Open this photo in gallery:How much are FIFA World Cup games costing Canadian taxpayers?Ethan Cairns/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountWelcome to The Globe and Mail’s business and investing news quiz. Join us each week to test your knowledge of the stories making headlines. Our business reporters come up with the questions, and you can show us what you know. This week: As the situation worsens in Cuba, a Canadian miner is initiating a steeply discounted sale and a couple of executives made some tone-deaf comments. Take our quiz and find out what happened.
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