Emma McIntosh
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News, Energy, Politics
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April 21st 2020
Every US$15 per barrel drop in the price of oil translates to a dent of roughly $3.5 billion in federal deficit, said Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux. And with a flood of unwanted oil hitting the market at the same time as a drop in demand caused by the pandemic, prices for the commodity are spiralling, with U.S. oil hitting negative Monday.
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