In 2017/18, Alberta program spending will be 11 per cent higher than when the government took power in 2015/16.
alberta debt
March 21, 2017
4:18PM
The spending reforms of the 1990s laid the foundation for tax reforms and an extended period of prosperity.
March 20, 2017
11:43AM
Government debt interest payments in Alberta will more than double to $2.3 billion by 2019/20.
March 17, 2017
8:41AM
By 2016/17, Alberta’s debts exceeded its financial assets for the first time since 2000/2001.
March 6, 2017
10:30AM
Alberta’s recent speech from the throne laid out the Notley government’s vision for the upcoming legislative session.
February 27, 2017
10:47AM
Alberta’s deficit forecast now stands at $10.8 billion.
February 8, 2017
5:00PM
Last year, Alberta government program spending was $48.2 billion.
December 26, 2016
1:00AM
Higher income taxes create disincentives for hard work and entrepreneurship, two important drivers of growth.
December 15, 2016
9:58AM
The province increased its top personal income tax rate by 50 per cent.
October 24, 2016
1:53PM
Alberta ran deficits even before oil prices fell.