The Notley government plans to increase spending by $146 million beyond what was budgeted in the spring.
alberta government spending
July 6, 2018
11:19AM
Alberta now has a net debt position of $30 billion.
June 29, 2018
2:53PM
The Notley government increased spending by nearly 13 per cent over is first two full fiscal years in office.
June 26, 2018
7:25AM
Successive governments have increased spending faster than the rate of economic growth or inflation-plus-population.
June 21, 2018
10:19AM
Equalization makes for a handy scapegoat, but successive Alberta governments have no one to blame but themselves for the province’s fiscal problems.
June 15, 2018
3:48PM
When oil prices were high, successive governments spent freely as though the good times would never end.
April 30, 2018
3:30PM
The Notley government overshot its budgeted spending levels by $2 billion in 2016/17 and $1 billion in 2017/18.
March 23, 2018
9:04AM
Once its net debt reaches $48 billion in 2020/21, Alberta will have burned through $83 billion in net assets in 13 years.
March 16, 2018
9:38AM
Fort McKay reduced spending and reoriented its business strategy toward income stability.
February 26, 2018
2:28PM
The Alberta government expects another budget deficit of more than $10 billion.