Sochi corruption put at US$ 30 billion

摘要

Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov has alleged that corruption among officials and businesses working on the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics has added US$ 30 billion to the cost of constructing venues and infrastructure. He said the original budget of US$ 12 billion has rocketed to US$ 50 billion, making the games the most expensive Winter or Summer Olympics ever. The allegations were made in a new report, Winter Olympics in the Subtropics, written by Mr Nemtsov and Leonid Martynyuk, who is a member of the Russian liberal Solidarity movement.