Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi on
Tuesday proposed Premier Matteo Renzi's government sign a pact
for Rome using the money that would have been devoted to hosting
the 2024 Olympics.
"There was a pact for Milan, so I don't see why the
(central) government can't sign a pact for Rome, using the
economies deriving from the decision not to bid for the Olympic
Games," Raggi, who nixed the bid last week, told the Senate's
sport committee.
"The government would have allocated the money anyway if
the bid were successful and, I imagine if it is interested in
the state of the capital, wants to continue to fund it".
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