One of the most large-scale events in the world, the Sochi Olympics, has just ended. This event was expected for several years. It is worth noting that the preparation of the Olympics took a long time, certain objects were built, modern equipment was used, a lot of effort, time and money was spent on this work.
Costs
As you know, the Olympics were held in Russia, in the beautiful city of Sochi. The construction of the Olympics took place on a large scale, many facilities were erected, according to Dmitry Medvedev, the preparation of the Olympics cost more than $ 50 billion, thereby Russia won the gold medal in terms of the cost of preparation in comparison with all previous Winter Olympic Games.
About 214 billion rubles were spent to build all the facilities necessary for the games. With this money, a luxurious stadium was built, which could accommodate more than 190 thousand people. Its construction cost Russia 23.5 billion rubles, instead of the planned 7.5 billion rubles.
A new thermal power plant was built at a cost of 820 million. Another 1.3 trillion has already gone to improve the surrounding region, highways and various other objects were built. In particular, the Adler-Krasnaya Polyana road, the construction of which took 266.4 billion rubles instead of the planned 91 billion rubles, turned out to be the most expensive object. The Bolshoi Ice Palace costs 9 billion rubles, the Russian Gorki Olympic Complex instead of the planned 1.2 billion rubles and the Iceberg Winter Sports Palace instead of 3 billion rubles each cost approximately 8 billion rubles.
The Sochi Olympics went down in history as the most expensive games in the history of mankind.
Investments
Of the total officially declared amount of expenditures for the Olympic Games, 214 billion rubles from the federal budget were spent about 100 billion rubles and 114 billion rubles from attracted investments. The Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation and Rosfinnadzor conducted detailed checks on the effectiveness and intended use of funds, as a result of which no facts of misuse were found.
For the first time in decades, revenues from organizing the Olympic Games exceeded expenditures. This amount was 800 million rubles.
Olympic facilities maintenance cost
All construction projects in Sochi will continue to be the property of the Krasnodar Territory. About 7 billion rubles will be allocated annually for their maintenance from the budget. About 900 million rubles for road maintenance.
In the future, the city of Sochi will use all the infrastructure created for the games for its prosperity. In the future, it will be the largest international tourist center. In the shortest possible time, the city turned from an industrial into a tourist one.
