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Originally Posted by D.R.T.
Who is spending the money though? If its Queenslanders spending money on the event than it is pointless to the Qld Government to keep the event.
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Why? Do local businesses not make a profit when Queenslanders spend? Surely there's a tourism aspect to this but anything that allows your business to profit, has to be good for the economy!
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Originally Posted by Bugger All
And considering the average cost of a room and many other things over that weekend is significantly more than most other weekends (except Xmas NYE and some of the important holidays) it is probably 2X S**Tloads coming in
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Exactly! Try telling a guy owning a restaurant in the city or Lygon St that the F1 makes a loss...