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Finance Minister Josie Osborne attributed the increase primarily to a calculation error related to natural gas royalties. Spending on wildfire fighting is also projected to be $614 million higher than initially estimated. Additionally, tax credits for businesses and renters saw an increase of $458 million."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on the scale of the royalty error"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"While the province's first quarterly report indicates a calculation error on natural gas royalties, the exact scale of this error differs in reporting. The Ministry of Finance stated that lower projected royalties reflect lower prices and a $306 million error in the price forecast from Budget 2026. However, CBC News reported that the budgeting error, which came to light recently, resulted from four separate mistakes in projecting natural gas royalties and that Osborne believes the overestimate will be closer to $800 million over five years, not $1.5 billion."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No right-rated reports mentioned the province's forecast for real GDP growth, which was projected at 0.9 percent in 2026 and 1.9 percent in 2027. 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