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.
alberta government spending
Octobre 26, 2022
10:30AM
As resource revenue began increasing, Alberta’s per-person government spending increased from $7,393 to $13,114.
Octobre 21, 2022
8:54AM
Alberta’s government-sector workers enjoy a 9.3 per cent wage premium over their private-sector counterparts.
Septembre 1, 2022
8:28AM
From 2008/09 to 2020/21, the province's net financial position deteriorated by almost $100 billion.
Août 15, 2022
4:41PM
Resource revenues are set to increase substantially.
Août 3, 2022
10:10AM
In 2017, the province's per-person spending reached its highest level since 1965.
Juillet 5, 2022
8:28AM
Alberta’s fiscal improvement is good news, but without significant policy changes, it will only last so long as commodity prices stay high.
Avril 6, 2022
9:23AM
Without the recent resource revenue windfall, the province would still face a large deficit this year.