alberta debt

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Kenney government must control spending to stop Alberta’s fiscal fall

Alberta’s elevated spending levels produced large budget deficits and mounting debt.


9:45AM
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Alberta ‘fiscal capacity’ plummeting, Kenney government must react

Alberta’s fiscal capacity dropped by an estimated 45.1 per cent between 2007 and this year.


9:53AM
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Alberta fiscal update projects budget deficits over next three years—with consequences

The update projects a $21.3 billion provincial budget deficit in 2020/21.


12:36PM
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Alberta’s government debt was unsustainable—before COVID

The Alberta government projects a $24.2 billion budget deficit in 2020/21.


10:13AM
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Alberta should better align government-sector compensation with the private sector

Government workers in Alberta received 9.3 per cent more (on average) in wages than their private-sector counterparts.


10:02PM
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High spending and persistent deficits have driven Alberta’s government debt problem

Alberta's budget deficit will hit a projected $24.2 billion in 2020/21.


8:52PM
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Kenney government should learn from past deficit-reduction plans
Alberta will run a projected $20 billion budget deficit this year.

9:11AM
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Kenney government must continue move towards balanced budget

To make matters worse, Alberta recently received its third credit downgrade since December.