alberta government spending

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Smith can right Alberta’s fiscal ship—if she exercises discipline

Alberta’s government-sector workers enjoy a 9.3 per cent wage premium over their private-sector counterparts.


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Record-high resource revenue fuels Alberta’s projected surplus

From 2008/09 to 2020/21, the province's net financial position deteriorated by almost $100 billion.


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Alberta government must learn from spending history

Resource revenues are set to increase substantially.


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Resource revenue drove Alberta’s huge fiscal turnaround in 2021-22

Alberta’s fiscal improvement is good news, but without significant policy changes, it will only last so long as commodity prices stay high.


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Alberta’s economy is already diversified—but government finances are not

Without the recent resource revenue windfall, the province would still face a large deficit this year.


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With higher oil prices, Alberta government must avoid fiscal mistakes of the past

The price of Brent Crude oil could reach US$100 per barrel in 2022 due to a surge in demand.


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1990s put Alberta’s fiscal problems into alarming perspective

As a share of the provincial economy, Alberta's recent deficits are larger than those incurred in the early ’90s.