TAXPAYERS may never find out how the i360 attraction intends to repay its £36 million loan after a bid for the full disclosure of the attraction’s business plan was turned down by a judge.

A unanimous crown court ruling has backed Brighton and Hove City Council’s decision not to release the full details of a business case used to justify the public loan to get the 162m tower off the ground.

Reported by The Brighton Argus. You can read the full story here. 

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