TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 organisers unveiled on Friday a budget of $12.6 billion for the next Summer Olympics, a $300 million reduction from projections earlier this year, and said they are targeting more cuts in a bid to reduce the burden on Japanese taxpayers.
Games organisers have been working to slash costs after a study last year warned that expenses could balloon to four times the initial estimate made in the bid process.
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