The costs included agricultural subsidies and tax credits for natural gas drilling.
alberta government spending
March 6, 2023
4:36PM
The province’s current spending levels greatly exceed its tax revenues.
March 3, 2023
12:30PM
If it held the line on spending, the government could have run a $6.7 billion surplus in 2023/24.
February 27, 2023
9:36AM
It would be irresponsible for the Smith government to repeat the mistakes of past governments.
February 2, 2023
10:30AM
Alberta's fund was valued at just C$16.2 billion compared to US$65.3 billion for Alaska’s fund.
January 11, 2023
8:45AM
The province had the largest growth in government net debt in Canada from 2007/08 to 2021/22.
December 28, 2022
11:16AM
Alberta went from spending $61 per person on provincial debt interest costs to roughly $563.
December 14, 2022
9:37AM
The province's net asset position deteriorated by nearly $23,000 per person between 2007 and 2021.
November 24, 2022
4:42PM
Governments in Alberta have a long history of increasing provincial spending during periods of high resource revenue, which inevitably leads to deficits once resource revenues decline.
October 26, 2022
10:30AM
As resource revenue began increasing, Alberta’s per-person government spending increased from $7,393 to $13,114.