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alberta deficit
July 7, 2021
8:26AM
This year's combined projected federal and provincial government deficits total $234 billion.
May 3, 2021
2:28PM
The program offset just 3.5 per cent of Alberta’s year-over-year revenue loss.
February 24, 2021
11:14AM
Both B.C. and Saskatchewan now carry less per-person provincial government debt than Alberta.
February 18, 2021
9:44AM
Alberta is projected to experience the largest increase in per-person net debt of any province from 2007/08 to 2020/21.
January 6, 2021
10:38AM
In the 1990s, Premier Ralph Klein’s government reduced program spending by 21.6 per cent.
December 9, 2020
12:08PM
Government debt interest will cost Albertans a projected $3.0 billion by 2022/23.
December 3, 2020
9:45AM
Alberta’s fiscal capacity dropped by an estimated 45.1 per cent between 2007 and this year.
December 3, 2020
1:00AM
November 25, 2020
9:53AM
The update projects a $21.3 billion provincial budget deficit in 2020/21.