alberta's finances

8:05AM
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Alberta’s era of fiscal complacency is over

The Kenney government plans to reduce spending by 1.6 per cent over four years.


4:28PM
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Alberta’s budget at a glance

Additional spending reductions would have created additional fiscal room for pro-growth tax reform.


9:47AM
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To balance the budget, Alberta must ditch it’s big-spending ways

Per-person spending in Alberta last year was 18.5 per cent higher than in next-door B.C.


9:47AM
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Spending cuts—not tax hikes—to balance Alberta’s budget

Alberta spent $2,451 per person more than the average spent by the three largest provinces.


2:24PM
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‘Blue Ribbon’ recommendations can help repair Alberta’s finances

Report recommends holding nominal program spending flat until 2022/23.


1:33PM
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Alberta’s blue-ribbon panel should recommend spending reform

Interest payments on Alberta's government debt jumped from $61 (per person) to $655.


3:27PM
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Alberta’s smaller than anticipated deficit shouldn’t lead to complacency

The province's debt interest costs were more than $400 per person in 2018/19.


3:03PM
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Even in a weakened state, Alberta still props up federal finances

Tax revenue from Albertans helps fund services all Canadians enjoy.