Games Monitor

"The [Olympic] site and infrastructure budget breaks down (with VAT added) as utilities £255m, enabling works £364m, roads and structures £830m, Prescott Lock upgrade £5m and other infrastructure including landscaping £206m. “While it is a relief that the budget has not breached the benchmark of £9.3bn, this has to mark the end of handouts from lottery good causes being used to pay for cost overruns,” said Liberal Democrat Olympic spokesman, Tom Brake."

From: 'Olympic budget breakdown confirmed', page 3, (Download) Brownfield briefing, Issue 81, Dec 2007

In the often used phrase of that paragon of the truthful political statement, our own dear Olympics Minister, Tessa Jowell, 'Let us be perfectly clear about this'.