Alberta buys another ticket on the resource revenue roller-coaster
Despite promises to end the reliance on resource royalties, Rachel Notley’s government keeps piling up the debt and looking to the same revenue source
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Author: Ben Eisen
Alberta crushed beneath a growing mountain of debt
The slow path to balance means the province will continue adding debt by the bucketful for many years, penalizing future taxpayers
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Alberta’s fiscal fiasco threat to future generations of Albertans
Despite an improving economy, the provincial government still projects $9.1-billion deficit
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Balancing Alberta’s budget by 2023-24 isn’t good enough
Albertans have more debt, continued reliance on volatile natural resource revenue and higher taxes to look forward to
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Should equalization really grow forever?
A rule requiring payments to grow – no matter what the circumstances – can only exacerbate regional friction
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