The top public servant charged with overseeing the cancelled Commonwealth Games was paid more than $500,000 last financial year, a report has revealed.
The Victorian government spent nearly $11 million on salaries for staff on the organising committee of the Commonwealth Games it axed, including at least $300,000 a year paid to 11 executives.
The figures add detail to the millions of taxpayer dollars spent on the Games before then-premier Daniel Andrews abruptly cancelled the event in July, citing a blowout in the expected cost from its forecast of $2.6 billion to up to $7 billion. “The first responsibility ... was to deliver a robust, credible and fully costed plan for delivering the first ever multi-city Games,” they said.“A world-class team was recruited and they worked tirelessly to build, test and cost a strong delivery program. This program was presented to the board and to the Victorian government without fear of favour.”
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