The province will run a projected $12.3 billion budget surplus this fiscal year.
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February 9, 2023
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February 9, 2023
11:09AM
By reducing provincial debt, the province would be better prepared for the next inevitable shock.
February 9, 2023
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February 2, 2023
10:30AM
Alberta's fund was valued at just C$16.2 billion compared to US$65.3 billion for Alaska’s fund.
January 11, 2023
8:45AM
The province had the largest growth in government net debt in Canada from 2007/08 to 2021/22.
December 28, 2022
11:16AM
Alberta went from spending $61 per person on provincial debt interest costs to roughly $563.
November 24, 2022
4:42PM
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.
August 11, 2022
10:50AM
The government should save some natural resource revenue to protect against future increases in debt.
July 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.