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(From Financial Post)
Another day, another provincial government reveals a gaping hole in its finances and the Bank of Canada is handed one more reason to cut interest rates.
On Monday, it was Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams' turn to stand bleakly in the media spotlight with nothing but lint his pockets.
Despite likely leading Canadian growth last year with an estimated expansion of more than 4%, an external review now pegs Newfoundland and Labrador's deficit at $827.2-million for fiscal 2003-04. The previous government had forecast a $665.9-million deficit.
Unless remedial action is taken, the deficit is projected to average…