The provincial government ran deficits in 12 of the past 13 years.
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March 4, 2021
8:17AM
Of the Alberta government's $54.3 billion in total spending, 50 per cent was on wages and benefits for government workers.
February 25, 2021
4:41PM
As a share of the provincial economy, Alberta's recent deficits are larger than those incurred in the early ’90s.
February 25, 2021
4:35PM
Alberta's new budget projects a $18.2 billion deficit in 2021/22.
February 24, 2021
11:14AM
Both B.C. and Saskatchewan now carry less per-person provincial government debt than Alberta.
February 18, 2021
2:31PM
Alberta's deficit this year will be the largest in history, relative to the size of the provincial economy, at 6.9 per cent of GDP.
February 9, 2021
8:16AM
Alberta government program spending will reach a projected $13,644 per person in 2020/21.
February 4, 2021
9:26AM
The province's net debt will reach a projected $63.5 billion in 2020/21.
January 6, 2021
10:38AM
In the 1990s, Premier Ralph Klein’s government reduced program spending by 21.6 per cent.