Budgets for 2022 Games jobs 'unlikely' to be set before May

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The city region helping bankroll the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham has said funding for projects is still up in the air. In a report prepared for a meeting of the local authority's audit and risk assurance committee, the West Midlands Combined Authority said the lack of a secure funding plan was the "most significant risk regarding the Commonwealth Games" The report said: 'Transport for West Midlands is expending significant monies in advancing the transport planning for the games; however, there is a financial risk that these will not be fully reimbursed and a reputational risk that any agreed budget will be inadequate to fulfil national, regional and local expectations of transport services.