New figures leave Australian GP in firing line

The Australian Grand Prix has come under fire after figures showed the cost to Victorian taxpayers had ballooned 15-fold in the space of 11 years.

Thu, 16 Sep, 2010 - 10:08

The Australian Grand Prix has come under fire after figures showed the cost to Victorian taxpayers had ballooned 15-fold in the space of 11 years.

This year’s event at Melbourne’s Albert Park cost the Victorian government 49.3million Australian dollars (€35.3m) compared to 3.2million Australian dollars (€2.3m) in 1998/99.

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Courts Motorsport Heathrow Place: Melbourne’s Albert Park Place: Melbourne Place: Victoria Place: Europe Place: Australia Person: MP Person: Craig Ingram Person: Major Person: Tim Holding Person: Holding Person: Mark Webber Event: Australian GP Event: Australian Grand Prix Event: Formula One grand prix Organisation: Victorian government

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