alberta debt

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The Notley government’s failure to restrain spending is quickly growing Alberta’s debt burden.


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Ontario’s debt grew by 107 per cent over 10 years.


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The last provincial budget estimated the government will run deficits until 2023/24.


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Another Alberta fiscal update, another increase in spending

The Notley government plans to increase spending by $146 million beyond what was budgeted in the spring.


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Equalization makes for a handy scapegoat, but successive Alberta governments have no one to blame but themselves for the province’s fiscal problems.


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Per person cost of servicing Alberta debt increasing by roughly $100 per year

Alberta’s days of having unusually low debt servicing costs are coming to an end.


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When oil prices were high, successive governments spent freely as though the good times would never end.


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Interest on Alberta government’s debt is skyrocketing

According to government projections, Alberta’s net debt will hit $56 billion by 2023/24.