The projected deficit is $10.4 billion, up from $6.3 billion last year.
alberta budget
March 31, 2016
2:21PM
Alberta’s debt could balloon to $36.1 billion by 2019/20—46 per cent more than currently expected.
February 25, 2016
11:21AM
Provincial program spending between 2004/05 and 2014/15 increased by nearly 100 per cent.
December 29, 2015
2:04PM
The real culprit for Alberta’s fiscal problems—and ultimately the recent credit downgrade—is several years of rapid spending growth by successive governments.
November 3, 2015
2:48PM
If the first step towards remedying a problem is admitting that you have one, Alberta is a long way away from fixing its budget woes.
October 29, 2015
1:28PM
Forecasting oil prices is fraught with difficulty, so it's imperative that the government use the most reliable and up-to-date estimates available.
October 29, 2015
8:19AM
While the headlines on Alberta’s recent budget focused on the planned $6.1 billion deficit this year, the reality is that the true deficit will be even larger.
October 28, 2015
8:35AM
In addition to spending increases, the Notley government is proposing new tax increases on top of the hikes to personal and corporate income taxes that have already come into effect.
October 27, 2015
4:35PM
Today's Alberta budget forecasts a $6.1 billion deficit for this fiscal year, and the province is on track to record 10 budget deficits in 11 years.