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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July 5, 2022
4:00AM
At the provincial level, an aging population is putting upward pressure on health-care spending.
July 1, 2022
6:00AM
The federal and provincial governments will run combined deficits of $86 billion in 2022.
June 29, 2022
10:28AM
The average Nova Scotia family will pay more than 44 per cent of their income on taxes this year.
June 15, 2022
1:32PM
So-called "stimulus spending" displaces future private spending and reduces future economic growth.
June 14, 2022
4:02PM
Persistent labour shortages are helping drive up costs.
June 9, 2022
1:44PM
The province's revenue will likely be even higher than forecast in Budget 2022.
June 6, 2022
10:38AM
According to forecasts, the province’s net debt will eclipse $468 billion by 2024/25.
June 3, 2022
11:02AM
In 2020, the federal expenditure share jumped to 40 per cent.
May 31, 2022
9:56AM
The federal government projects a budget deficit of $52.8 billion for 2022.
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