Since 2014/15, annual federal program spending has increased by $193.6 billion—or 75.5 per cent.
Government Spending & Taxes
From 2019-20 to 2024-25, the government increased program spending by more than 50 per cent.
The government should learn from past experience and ensure new rules about the fund are constitutional.
The provincial government revised its $1.0 billion projected budget surplus to a $250.5 million projected deficit.
Ottawa's plan to reduce emissions would cost Alberta an estimated 80,000 jobs in 2030.
Projected federal spending from 2024 to 2027 is now $30.7 billion higher than previous forecasts.
The province's net debt will reach a projected $3.2 billion by 2025/26.
Federal program spending is expected to grow by $132.7 billion—or 41 per cent—between 2014/15 and 2023/24.
The auditor general found that $4.6 billion in payments for programs such as CERB were made to individuals who were ineligible.
The province eliminated its rainy-day account in 2007/08.
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