When G20 finance ministers meet in Toronto this summer the price tag is expected to reach $150 million, most of which will be paid by the federal government, Â鶹´«Ã½ has learned.
According to documents tabled for city councillors and obtained by CTV, the federal government will be required to foot $143 million of the bill.
Toronto will pay the remaining $7 million.
CTV's Richard Madan reported Wednesday that nearly $130 million is earmarked for security, including fire, ambulance and police personnel.
Much of that money will go to overtime, Madan said.
Another $1.5 million will pay for the barricades, fences and other equipment designed to contain the protesters expected to descend on the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
According to the document:
- $15 million will pay for two-way radios for police, though half of that tab will be covered by the City of Toronto.
- $700,000 is set aside for limousines and shuttles for the finance ministers and central bank governors, as well as the international media.
The two-day summit is scheduled to open on June 26.
