alberta government finances

Février 2, 2023 10:30AM

Alberta government can send ongoing cheques to Albertans—if it saves resource revenue

Tegan Hill

Alberta's fund was valued at just C$16.2 billion compared to US$65.3 billion for Alaska’s fund.

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Janvier 11, 2023 8:45AM

Alberta government must commit to spending restraint and reform

Jake Fuss, Tegan Hill

The province had the largest growth in government net debt in Canada from 2007/08 to 2021/22.

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alberta debt, alberta government finances, alberta government spending, alberta's debt

Décembre 28, 2022 11:16AM

Smith government may continue Alberta's spending problem

Tegan Hill

Alberta went from spending $61 per person on provincial debt interest costs to roughly $563.

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Novembre 24, 2022 4:42PM

Alberta government must restrain spending despite large surplus

Tegan Hill

Despite surplus, Smith government must restrain spending

Governments in Alberta have a long history of increasing provincial spending during periods of high resource revenue, which inevitably leads to deficits once resource revenues decline.

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alberta budget, alberta government finances, alberta government spending, alberta sustainability fund

Août 11, 2022 10:50AM

Alberta remains in precarious fiscal position

Ben Eisen, Tegan Hill

The government should save some natural resource revenue to protect against future increases in debt.

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Août 3, 2022 1:00AM

Alberta Premiers and Government Spending

Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss, Joel Emes

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Juillet 5, 2022 8:28AM

Resource revenue drove Alberta’s huge fiscal turnaround in 2021-22

Tegan Hill

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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resource revenues, resource revenue, alberta deficit, alberta revenues, alberta government finances, alberta government spending

Juin 9, 2022 1:44PM

Alberta government increased program spending by $4 billion in three months

Tegan Hill

The province's revenue will likely be even higher than forecast in Budget 2022.

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Mai 19, 2022 9:02AM

Alberta government should resist urge to spend more amid resource revenue windfall

Tegan Hill

The province's revenues could be up to $28 billion higher over the next two years.

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alberta sustainability fund, sustainability fund, resource revenues, alberta budget, alberta government finances

Mai 12, 2022 1:00AM

What Changed in Alberta from the Fall 2021 Mid-year Update to Budget 2022

Tegan Hill, Joel Emes

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alberta budget, resource revenue, resource revenues, alberta deficit, alberta revenues, alberta government finances

Formulaire de recherche

alberta government finances

Alberta government can send ongoing cheques to Albertans—if it saves resource revenue

Alberta government must commit to spending restraint and reform

Smith government may continue Alberta's spending problem

Alberta government must restrain spending despite large surplus

Alberta remains in precarious fiscal position

Alberta Premiers and Government Spending

Resource revenue drove Alberta’s huge fiscal turnaround in 2021-22

Alberta government increased program spending by $4 billion in three months

Alberta government should resist urge to spend more amid resource revenue windfall

What Changed in Alberta from the Fall 2021 Mid-year Update to Budget 2022