alberta budget

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Alberta ready for another ride on the Resource Revenue Roller-coaster

Last year, the province ran a $6.7 billion operating deficit.


1:33PM
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Alberta’s fiscal plan—put the pedal to the metal

To eliminate the deficit, the government’s four-year plan will cut program spending by 1.6 per cent over four years.


1:10PM
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Premier Ford should look west for deficit-reduction strategy

Premier Ford’s first budget called for continued nominal spending growth.


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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.


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Alberta’s budget at a glance

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


8:57AM
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Kenney government should discard ‘wait and hope’ budget strategy

Government revenues in all provinces—but especially Alberta—are unpredictable.


9:08AM
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Balance Alberta’s budget sooner—limit growth of debt interest costs

Alberta's per-person debt-service costs may hit $655 by 2020/21.


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.


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.