How big bucks from big tobacco prevented N.L.'s deficit from doubling

How big bucks from big tobacco prevented N.L.'s deficit from doubling

The Newfoundland and Labrador government included in this year's pre-election budget decades worth of revenues from the pending settlement of a lawsuit against tobacco companies, helping stem a flow of red ink that could have doubled the current projected deficit.

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