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Premier Ford wants the federal government to cover 35 per cent of health-care costs, up from 22 per cent.
The Trudeau government raised the cap from $60 per person to $170.
Eliminating the entire equalization program this year would reduce the federal deficit by only 5.4 per cent.
The province expects a $33.1 billion deficit next year.
Per-person federal government program spending will reach an estimated $16,350 in 2020.
Alberta had the lowest top personal income tax bracket in North America in 2014—now it has the 10th highest.
The update projects a $21.3 billion provincial budget deficit in 2020/21.
Eliminating trade barriers would decrease prices and raise household incomes.
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