Cases up, costs down: feds report $227.1-million in lost revenue, public money and property in 2021-22

The number of cases of lost public money due to an offence, illegal act, or accident in 2021-22 more than doubled, from 43,201 in 2020-21 to 120,538. But the value attached decreased by roughly 30.4 per cent.

Treasury Board President Mona Fortier tabled the 2022 Public Accounts in the House of Commons on Oct. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

November 14, 2022

The federal government wracked up a total of $227.1-million in lost revenue, public money, and public property due to fraud, accidents, or offences in 2021-22, a 30 per cent decrease from the year prior, according to the 2022 Public Accounts.

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