alberta economy

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Spending choices have largely driven the province’s nearly unbroken string of deficits.


10:30AM
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Alberta’s recent speech from the throne laid out the Notley government’s vision for the upcoming legislative session.

10:47AM
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Alberta’s deficit forecast now stands at $10.8 billion.


6:00AM
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Alberta plans to increase spending this year faster than any other provincial government in Canada.

8:12AM
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According to new census data, population growth in Calgary has lagged behind the regional average.


9:17AM
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Alberta tax policies have moved in the wrong direction, reducing the incentive to invest and create jobs.


5:01AM
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Provincial debt servicing costs now total approximately $1 billion this year and constitute 2.4 per cent of total provincial revenues.

8:47AM
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In 2012/13 when oil prices averaged more than US$97 a barrel (inflation adjusted), the province still ran a $3.1 billion deficit.