Toronto reselling World Cup tickets to 'avoid' spending property taxes on tournament, city says

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The city is defending its move to resell its World Cup tickets for profit, saying that it helps 'avoid' spending property taxes on a tournament that has gone over its initial budget and begins this Friday.