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London 2012 'won't be austerity Olympics'

London 2012 'won't be austerity Olympics'
Flights Hotels Olympics - Mon Jan 02, 2012 @ 09:09PM
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London 2012 Olympics: medal designs shown for first time Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has rejected calls that the London 2012 Games should be an 'austerity' Olympics.

Rather than cutting its budget, the government plans to use the event to 'harness' and kick start the economy, he said.

Mr Hunt insisted that hosting the Olympics during the worldwide recession was an 'incredible stroke of luck' as it would be a 'huge plus sign' for UK plc.

The government has provided £9.3bn for the Games - up from an estimate of £2.4bn at the time of the bid in 2005.

In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, he also insisted demonstrators would be tolerated as long as their protests were legitimate and lawful.

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