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Four human errors led to $1.5B gas revenue overestimation, B.C. officials say
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- Publish dateSep 1, 2026
- First indexedSep 1, 2026 5:00 pm PDT
- Last checkedSep 14, 2026 8:40 pm PDT
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- DescriptionThe B.C. government made four human-caused administrative errors leading to a roughly $1.5-billion overestimation of natural gas revenues in its latest budget.
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