The province's net asset position deteriorated by nearly $23,000 per person between 2007 and 2021.
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October 21, 2022
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Alberta’s government-sector workers enjoy a 9.3 per cent wage premium over their private-sector counterparts.
August 3, 2022
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In 2017, the province's per-person spending reached its highest level since 1965.
December 1, 2021
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Alberta’s budget deficit will be $5.8 billion in 2021/22—$12.4 billion less than originally forecast.
September 1, 2021
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The province's per-person spending is significantly higher than in Ontario, B.C. and Quebec.
August 18, 2021
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By making fiscal rules constitutional in nature, governments can protect them from being ignored.
June 15, 2021
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In 2020/21, Alberta’s non-renewable resource revenue will comprise only 4.7 per cent of provincial revenue.
May 3, 2021
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A reliance on non-renewable resource revenue has caused trouble for the provincial finances for decades.
January 6, 2021
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In the 1990s, Premier Ralph Klein’s government reduced program spending by 21.6 per cent.