Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow announced a $40 million budget shortfall for next year's FIFA World Cup matches, primarily due to unanticipated costs related to service requirements. Chow highlighted that nearly one-third of the Ontario government's pledged funds would go towards services like transit beautification and security. She insisted that the city cannot increase its budget beyond the capped $178 million and will need to either find the deficit or cut existing budgets. Chow also criticized provincial spending allocations, questioning their relevance to hosting FIFA events.
"The city cannot afford to pay more than what it can pay now. We can't go and find any more cash, we just don't have it."
"$178 million is all we can afford, not a penny more. So we will have to either find $40 million somewhere or we will have to cut the budget."
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