The public broadcaster, which is in the process of making £500 million of cuts this year after having its funding slashed, will shoulder most of the burden of paying for the annual competition.
More than a dozen cities have hinted they want to host Eurovision (pictured) next year, following the announcement today that the competition would be returning to the UK for the first time since 1998.
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