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Janvier 31, 2015 9:00AM

Digging Alberta out of the deficit hole
Mark Milke
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Alberta Premier Jim Prentice has warned Albertans that the current fiscal year’s projected surplus has turned into at least a $500 million deficit and that next year’s budget will sink deeper into red-ink territory.

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alberta budget, alberta's decifict, alberta government's finances, alberta's economy, government spending, program spending, government unions, government employees' compensation, alberta pension
Janvier 24, 2015 9:00AM

Premier Prentice is wrong about Alberta’s single tax
Mark Milke
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After governments abandon fiscal prudence, they will soon search for any and all ways to tax people more. This is the reality playing out in Alberta where Premier Jim Prentice has floated multiple tax increase trial balloons.

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alberta's economy, taxes, program spending, alberta's finances, alberta budget, alberta's debt, alberta tax system, income tax, personal income tax rate
Janvier 10, 2015 9:00AM

Alberta already tried to diversify her economy—and failed
Mark Milke
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With the price of oil plunging to below $50 per barrel and the outlook for Alberta’s economy and provincial budget revenues falling in tandem, an oft-heard piece of advice is being recycled: Alberta should diversify its economy.

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alberta's economy, collapse in oil prices, oil industry, oil revenues, oil and gas revenues, oil and gas reserves, alberta government, diversification, diversifying the alberta economy