The Fernandez administration now admits it spent RD$1.6 billion to remodel the Palacio de Bellas Artes. The government originally reported that the renovation had cost RD$700 million. Journalist Alicia Ortega had revealed the discrepancies in the actual cost and the published cost in a TV documentary. According to El Caribe, project supervisor Alejandro Lugo confirmed that the government had spent RD$800 million on the parking areas alone.