The province's net debt is $31,749 per person, by far the highest level of any province in Canada.
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December 5, 2023
10:48AM
The country deregulated markets in the 1990s, privatized state-owned companies, cut spending and reduced taxes.
December 1, 2023
9:10AM
The top 10 per cent earned 29.1 per cent of all income but paid 35.8 per cent of the total tax burden.
November 30, 2023
3:20PM
Every US$1 decline in oil prices reduces government revenues by an estimated $630 million.
November 22, 2023
11:30AM
The government will spend $2,401 more per person than planned in Budget 2022.
November 21, 2023
3:51PM
Projected federal spending from 2024 to 2027 is now $30.7 billion higher than previous forecasts.
November 20, 2023
1:30PM
Workers born in 1993 or later can expect a real rate of return of just 2.5 per cent from the CPP.
November 20, 2023
11:46AM
From 2008/09 to 2020/21, the province racked up $60 billion in provincial net debt.
November 18, 2023
8:30AM
Sound analysis supports the efficient allocation of scarce financial resources.
November 7, 2023
2:32PM
In terms of policy factors alone, the territory now ranks 55th out of 62 jurisdictions.
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