Provincial government net debt is projected to reach $73.9 billion—or roughly $16,071 per Albertan.
alberta government finances
October 13, 2021
1:39PM
Unlike Texas, Alberta government finances deteriorated due to spending-fuelled budget deficits.
July 14, 2021
8:56AM
According to the PBO, Alberta must reduce spending by 3.1 per cent of GDP to restore fiscal sustainability.
June 30, 2021
3:49PM
Between 2008/09 and 2019/20, the province's net debt increased by $71.8 billion.
June 25, 2021
12:57PM
Provincial program spending increased from $8,012 in 1999/00 to $10,618 by 2006/07.
March 11, 2021
9:55AM
The provincial government ran deficits in 12 of the past 13 years.
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.