alberta government spending

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Alberta’s debt could balloon to $36.1 billion by 2019/20—46 per cent more than currently expected.


9:32AM
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The last thing businesses and consumers need is yet another new tax piled on top.


11:26AM
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Between 2004/05 and 2014/15, Alberta’s provincial government increased program spending by nearly 100 per cent.


9:02AM
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The real “resource curse” is the way successive Alberta governments squandered revenues from resource development.


11:11AM
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With budget season on the horizon, the headlines may mask the magnitude of growth in government debt.


9:04AM
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Between 2004/05 and 2015/16, the Alberta government increased program spending by roughly 100 per cent.


2:04PM
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The real culprit for Alberta’s fiscal problems—and ultimately the recent credit downgrade—is several years of rapid spending growth by successive governments.


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While some provinces have taken steps to rein in spending and balance budgets, Ontario is a laggard and Alberta has embarked on a new road to debt.