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VAT was not included in the Olympic 2012 bid
Tax row escalates over 2012 Olympics

Ministers have admitted the 2012 Olympics could face a tax bill of as much as a billion pounds that was not included in the original bid. Sport minister Tessa Jowell told the Commons yesterday that the original file for the Olympic bid did not include VAT costs. This morning chancellor Gordon Brown said the bill… Read more »