Unlike Texas, Alberta government finances deteriorated due to spending-fuelled budget deficits.
alberta government finances
Juillet 14, 2021
8:56AM
According to the PBO, Alberta must reduce spending by 3.1 per cent of GDP to restore fiscal sustainability.
Juin 30, 2021
3:49PM
Between 2008/09 and 2019/20, the province's net debt increased by $71.8 billion.
Juin 25, 2021
12:57PM
Provincial program spending increased from $8,012 in 1999/00 to $10,618 by 2006/07.
Mars 11, 2021
9:55AM
The provincial government ran deficits in 12 of the past 13 years.
Mars 4, 2021
8:17AM
Of the Alberta government's $54.3 billion in total spending, 50 per cent was on wages and benefits for government workers.
Février 25, 2021
4:41PM
As a share of the provincial economy, Alberta's recent deficits are larger than those incurred in the early ’90s.
Février 9, 2021
8:16AM
Alberta government program spending will reach a projected $13,644 per person in 2020/21.
Janvier 6, 2021
10:38AM
In the 1990s, Premier Ralph Klein’s government reduced program spending by 21.6 per cent.