Alberta has seen a run-up of projected net debt totalling about $10,000 per Albertan by 2019/20—up from essentially zero in 2015/16.
alberta deficit
July 25, 2017
11:38AM
The Notley government forecasts it will add $13.6 billion in debt this year.
May 30, 2017
9:47AM
Alberta’s budget deficit in 2015/16 was $2,513 per person.
May 15, 2017
11:13AM
Alberta program spending this year is forecasted to be approximately 11 per cent higher than in 2015/16.
May 12, 2017
10:27AM
The first two years of the Notley government have been marked by spending and tax increases.
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 15, 2017
10:35AM
Spending choices have largely driven the province’s nearly unbroken string of deficits.