[Scythian]

"Did Singapore underestimate costs of hosting World Aquatics Championships?

Singapore will hold some of the competition’s events in a temporary pool in a car park, with some sources saying costs in the initial hosting bid were underestimated"
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/ar...restimated

[Scythian]

Recalling taxpayers suffered when Singapore hosted YOG2010...

"In a Parliamentary address, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan said the organising committee was "plain wrong" in allocating just S$104 million to the Games.

The budget later ballooned to S$387 million.."

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/...20million).