alberta finances

8:56PM
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In Budget 2022, Alberta continues its ride on resource revenue roller-coaster

Resource revenue will be $9.1 billion higher in 2022/23 than projected last year.


9:10AM
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Kenney government should save—not spend—part of upcoming resource revenue spike

By contributing to the Heritage Fund, the government would essentially transform a share of onetime resource revenue into a financial asset.


1:14PM
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Alberta’s upcoming referendum bigger than equalization

Reforms in the 1990s led to a marked decline in welfare dependency and reduced spending on social assistance.


11:13AM
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With higher oil prices, Alberta government must avoid fiscal mistakes of the past

The price of Brent Crude oil could reach US$100 per barrel in 2022 due to a surge in demand.


10:21AM
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Alberta needs robust fiscal rules that survive tough times

By making fiscal rules constitutional in nature, governments can protect them from being ignored.


3:49PM
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New report underscores Alberta’s fiscal woes

Between 2008/09 and 2019/20, the province's net debt increased by $71.8 billion.


8:50AM
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Ottawa should make equalization more fair and shrink payments

Albertans will likely vote on equalization in October.


12:57PM
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‘Sustainability’ fund could help Alberta get off resource revenue rollercoaster

Provincial program spending increased from $8,012 in 1999/00 to $10,618 by 2006/07.


4:41PM
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1990s put Alberta’s fiscal problems into alarming perspective

As a share of the provincial economy, Alberta's recent deficits are larger than those incurred in the early ’90s.