B.C. tourism minister defends rising cost of hosting 2026 FIFA World Cup

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On Tuesday, the B.C. authorities announced that the outgo of hosting 7 World Cup matches successful Vancouver adjacent twelvemonth could emergence beyond $620 million. Tourism Minister Spencer Chandra Herbert defended the outgo to taxpayers, saying that the state had to "spend a penny to marque a pound" and that it couldn't inquire for a amended tourism advertisement for each of B.C.

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