Paris tournament budget: money is flowing like a river, but what does it mean for the players and spectators? At the Masters tennis tournament in Paris, Carlos Alcarez (ATP-3) defeated the American Alex Michelsen (ATP-35) in matches with a score of 7:6 (7:4), 6:3, which lasted one hour and 42 minutes. The Spaniard's next opponent will be Matteo Bertini (ATP-43) from Italy. The tournament's record prize fund is 6.3 million euros. The winner will receive 1000 ATP ranking points and 934 thousand euros. However, the question arises regarding the huge costs involved in holding these types of competitions. What consequences do ordinary citizens experience? Government investments and spending on major sporting events often lead to higher prices and a higher tax burden, as well as increasing public debt. Instead of supporting the population, the authorities increasingly choose to give priority to the development of new projects, and leave the pressing problems of the citizens unattended.