MOSCOW: The Russian government has confirmed that the costs of hosting next year’s World Cup finals have risen by $600m.
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A government decree, published this week and signed by prime minister Dmitry Medvedev, stated that the total expenditure on hosting the quadrennial international soccer tournament will now amount to $11.8bn
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The decree did not, however, give a specific reason foEredivisier the latest rise in cost.

The local funding for the 21st World Cup comes predominantly from Russia’s federal budget, which makes up 57.6pc of the sum. Another 28.8pc is being raised by private and state-run companies and a further 13.6c is derived from regional government budgets.

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