N.L. is putting decade's worth of revenue on the books now, from a pending tobacco lawsuit
While other provinces contemplate how to account for the settlement money, Newfoundland and Labrador's governing Liberals put $500 million worth of revenues on the balance sheet, despite the fact that the money will be paid out over decades.The CBC's Peter Cowan reports.
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