Daily Express: FIFA Has Spent Rs 500 Million for Conference at Mauritius

10 years, 10 months ago - June 04, 2013

The British Daily Express newspaper reports that FIFA has spent nearly Rs 500 million for the organization of the 63rd Congress for two days in Mauritius. The paper details the extravagances of the Federation of the Mauritian soil.

These figures will talk. The Daily Express said in its online edition on Monday May 3 that the organization of this conference on 30 and 31 May at straws cost £ 10.5m in the international football body. Just to accommodate the leaders in luxury hotels, a budget of £ 2m or Rs 92 million has been spent. The opening ceremony cost more than Rs 33 million and the banquet on the occasion, Rs 4.6 million.

Behind key decisions at Mauritius, FIFA leads a lifestyle out of control, the newspaper said. Some 1,200 people attended the largest annual meeting of FIFA. It also reveals that FIFA brought by private jet 3 209 members of national federations.

Delegates were also very well served. They each received a tablet worth $ 300.

Daily Express said that 60 tons of equipment were shipped to Mauritius for this event.

" Everything was extraordinarily extravagant circus , "said a participant in this journal.

Text by lexpress.mu

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