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Paris is on time and on budget for the 2024 Olympics, the city\u2019s mayor said on Tuesday, dismissing concern expressed recently by a senior Olympics official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLook at all the previous Olympics and Paralympics around the world, one year before the Games, generally it\u2019s stressful and people are saying \u2018we\u2019ll never manage this\u2019. Well, we\u2019re ready,\u201d Mayor Anne Hidalgo told the France Inter radio station on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re on budget and we\u2019re on time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During a visit to Paris on Monday, International Olympic Committee (IOC) official Pierre-Olivier Beckers, who is responsible for monitoring the Paris Games, voiced concern about the work needed to balance the budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
French authorities chipped in another 111 million euros ($119 million) last December to take into account inflation, taking the overall budget to 4.48 billion euros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Delays in signing major sponsorship deals, including with French luxury goods giant LVMH, has also left a major question mark about the finances of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is still plenty of work to do,\u201d Beckers told reporters<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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