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Vaughn Palmer: World-Cup-boosting B.C. NDP ignores caveats in report on potential economic benefit

Opinion: A report the NDP relies on to crow about $1 billion in possible benefits contains key cautionary statements

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VICTORIA — While the New Democrats prepare to release a revised cost estimate for the World Cup in B.C., they continue to claim a reputed $1 billion in benefits from hosting the seven soccer games.

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The latest round in the game of understating costs and overstating benefits was triggered by the recent report from the federal parliamentary budget office on government financial support for hosting the men’s World Cup.

Vaughn Palmer:........

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