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Friday, March 11, 2011

Fighter-jet price tag will approach $30-billion, budget watchdog warns

F-35 Lightning IIAn explosive independent report on the Harper government\u2019s controversial purchase of new fighter jets estimates their full cost, including maintenance, could hit $29.3-billion (U.S.).

That\u2019s about $12-billion more than what the Tories have been telling Canadians it would cost.

The report by Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page comes at a bad time for the Conservative government, which been dogged by controversy over the acquisition and faces a possible defeat in the weeks ahead.

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