Spending choices have largely driven the province’s nearly unbroken string of deficits.
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March 10, 2017
6:00AM
The Notley government will unveil Alberta’s 2017 budget next week.
March 6, 2017
10:30AM
Alberta’s recent speech from the throne laid out the Notley government’s vision for the upcoming legislative session.
February 27, 2017
10:47AM
Alberta’s deficit forecast now stands at $10.8 billion.
February 23, 2017
6:00AM
Alberta plans to increase spending this year faster than any other provincial government in Canada.
February 20, 2017
8:12AM
According to new census data, population growth in Calgary has lagged behind the regional average.
February 17, 2017
9:17AM
Alberta tax policies have moved in the wrong direction, reducing the incentive to invest and create jobs.
February 8, 2017
5:00PM
Last year, Alberta government program spending was $48.2 billion.
January 31, 2017
5:01AM
Provincial debt servicing costs now total approximately $1 billion this year and constitute 2.4 per cent of total provincial revenues.
January 27, 2017
8:47AM
In 2012/13 when oil prices averaged more than US$97 a barrel (inflation adjusted), the province still ran a $3.1 billion deficit.