Latest posts tagged with #ABBudget on Bluesky
Budget 2026 predicts a $9.4B deficit for Alberta. The province is on pace for a a 17% per capita rise in program spending from 2022–23 to 2028-29. As Lennie Kaplan points out, the #UCP government must rein in expenditures through program reviews and service delivery alternatives. #ABpoli #ABbudget
Alberta projects a $9.4B deficit in 2026-27. In the '90s, Premier Ralph Klein trimmed program expenses ~21% and turned a $3.4B deficit into a $1.1B surplus. He asked each department to present 20% to 40% cut scenarios. The Smith #UCP government needs the Klein approach. #ABpoli #ABbudget
The UCP is finally paying their property taxes.
Lots of issues with the #abbudget but after Kenney unilaterally slashed the province's property taxes in half in 2020, it is very good news that cities are getting full value again
We're not getting the $100M+ in backtaxes though.
IATSE 212 President Damian Petti wrote a blog explaining some of the confusion surrounding Budget 2026 and how it relates to the Alberta Screen Industry.
#ABFilm #ABCreates #ABLeg #ABPoli #ABBudget
New blog is up from 212 President Damian Petti.
Alberta's 2026-2027 Budget
How has it impacted Alberta's Film and Television Tax Credit?
Read the rest of the entry here: damianpetti.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
#ABFilm #ABCreates #ABLeg #ABPoli #ABBudget
Investment needs stability.” Infrastructure, trade corridors, skills training, & transparency are key to Alberta's economic future. Alberta Chambers CEO Shauna Feth talks budget & business on #RealTalkRJ...
👀 FULL: rtrj.info/022626ACC
🎧 FULL: rtrj.info/022626
#abpoli #ableg #abbudget #yeg #yyc
Alberta Budget was released today and here's the highlights related to Film and TV.
"Total expense in 2026-27 is $422 million, a decrease of $38 million or
8 per cent from the 2025-26 forecast, primarily from a $35 million reduction
to the FTTC"
#ABFIlm #ABLeg #ABPoli #ABBudget
Always the most telling graph in the #abbudget. Alberta could go from the projected $9.4 billion deficit to a $7 billion surplus and STILL be the lowest-taxed province in Canada.
Well look, it's your fault for getting cancer in the first place, so the least you could do is have the courtesy to get sick during regular office hours.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#abpoli #UCPCorruption #abhealth #ableg #abbudget
Image shows a blue background with an Alberta legislature icon. Text reads Budget 2026, focusing on what matters by making disciplined choices and taking decisive action. Investing in stronger health care, better education and a more resilient economy. Visit Alberta.ca/budget
Image shows a blue background with a nurse practitioner icon. Text reads supporting health care. $34.4B in total expenses across the health care system, $13.3B in 2026-27 for hospital and surgical systems, $12.4B for Primary and Preventative Health Services, $5.9B for Assisted Living Alberta and continuing care and $3.4B for disability supports in 2026-27.
Image shows a blue background with a graduation student icon. Text reads investing in education. $10.8B for K-12 operational funding to hire more teachers and educational assistants, $3.3B for school infrastructure across the province and $2.7B in post-secondary education in 2026-27 to help grow a skilled workforce.
Image shows a blue background with a house icon. Text reads growing our economy. $28.3B over three years for the capital plan for schools, hospitals, roads and bridges. $129M for economic development and trade. $115M in 2026-27 for skills and training programs and workforce initiatives.
Global economic uncertainty, lower oil prices & population growth are placing pressure on Alberta’s finances & public services.
Alberta needs more classrooms, hospital capacity, infrastructure & support systems at a time when resource revenues are down.
Visit: alberta.ca/budget
#ABBudget #abpoli
APPENDIX The Lieutenant Governor in Council Minister Authority to Raise Money authorizes the President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance to raise money by the issue and sale from time to time of notes, bonds, debentures or interest-bearing or non-interest-bearing treasury bills issued by the Crown in right of Alberta or any other securities under which the Crown in right of Alberta is the debtor (collectively referred to hereafter as "Government securities"); orders that the maximum aggregate principal amount of Government securities that may be outstanding under this Order at any time shall not exceed $40 000 000 000; Borrowing Terms and Conditions 3. orders that any Government securities issued under this Order shall include such terms and conditions as are approved from time to time by the President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance; Equivalent Currencies 4. orders that amounts referenced in this Order shall be in Canadian dollars or an equivalent amount in other currencies.
A social media meme showing a young black child questioning an adult white lady with the caption reading: Wait. Danielle Smith budgeted for $75/barrel oil, but over the past decade oil has averaged $64/barrel. And she's still telling us that the deficit is because of Trudeau and immigration?
Well . . . when you explain it rationally, of course it doesn't make sense. But it's always in my best interest to blame someone else so my supporters don't see the UCP's utter incompetence.
#abpoli #abbudget #budget2026 #ableg
3/9 Finance Minister Nate Horner's office confirms the $713 million was invested in July as part of a larger $2.8 billion contribution to the Heritage Savings Trust Fund.
The fund now totals $30 billion, aiming for $250 billion by 2050.
#HeritageFund #ABbudget
4/10 Finance Minister Nate Horner revealed the province's $2.3 billion package:
• 12% wage increase over four years
• Commitment to hire 3,000 new teachers
• Additional $750 million for new hires to address classroom complexity
#ABbudget
6/15 Premier Smith's budget delivered a long-promised tax cut while forecasting a $5.2-billion deficit—which may grow larger as oil prices continue to sag below government predictions. Fiscal challenges loom on the horizon.
#ABpoli #ABbudget
5/7 Smith's office and executive council budget will reach $25.7 million, up from $20.9 million forecasted for this fiscal year, despite Alberta's overall budget projecting a $5.2-billion deficit due to declining oil revenue and tariff uncertainties.
#ABpoli #ABbudget #AlbertaPolitics
4/7 The transition included hiring additional staff, including Steve Rennick, who's being paid nearly $430,000 over two years according to government contracts. Calgary-based Jaremko Energy Consulting received an identical contract, both expiring spring 2026.
#ABpoli #ABbudget
2/7 The Premier told a legislative committee the funds will support "energy advocacy that the original energy centre had been doing" as her office assumes formal responsibility for promoting Alberta's oil and gas industry, previously handled by the Energy Ministry.
#ABpoli #ABbudget
1/7 🚨HOW CAN SMITH DEFEND $4.8M INCREASE TO HER OFFICE BUDGET?!🚨
Alberta Premier Smith justifies nearly 23% increase to her office budget—about $4.8 million—saying it completes folding the controversial Canadian Energy Centre ("energy war room") into government operations.
#ABpoli #ABbudget #ABleg
A mother and father are holding their young child. The text reads Budget 2025, Telephone Town Hall, investing in education. The white Alberta logo is in the bottom right hand corner.
#ABBudget 2025 delivers on our commitment to make prudent spending decisions and sustainably deliver programs. Join the conversation to hear the ministers and ask your questions:
#YYC and southern Alberta:
Mar 18 – 7-8 pm
Learn more: alberta.ca/BudgetTownHa...
8/9
Foundation director Chan warns: "It risks politicizing a granting process that has always been apolitical." Interest revenue fluctuates with market rates, potentially jeopardizing funding for legal clinics, violence prevention, and other essential programs.
#ABBudget #LegalAid #Funding
7/9
Legal aid faces restructuring. The bill doubles the Law Foundation's mandatory contribution from 25% to 50% of interest from lawyers' trust accounts. The government plans to reduce its own legal aid funding by $22M this year to $88M.
#ABBudget #LegalAccess #JusticeSystem
6/9
To offset these cuts amid "whiplash policies from our neighbours to the south," the government hunts for savings. Beyond adoption, Bill 39 changes legal aid funding—shifting financial responsibility away from government coffers.
#ABBudget #LegalAid #TariffImpact
5/9
The bill delivers promised tax cuts, creating a new 8% income tax bracket on the first $60,000 earned—down from 10%.
This saves Albertans up to $750 annually while costing $1.2B in revenue. A credit ensures no one loses money in the transition.
#ABBudget #TaxCuts #ABpoli
4/9
Advocates worry families may now hesitate to adopt children with complex needs.
"Adoption services is not just an expense," Proulx notes. "It's an investment in ensuring stable homes with improved outcomes for children and reduced future costs in child welfare."
#ABBudget #FosterCare #ABpoli
3/9
"It would have been a huge support, as adoptive children have unique medical needs," explains Proulx of Adoption Options.
Benefits would have helped families adopting older children, those with disabilities, or children exposed to alcohol or drugs in utero.
#ABBudget #AdoptionSupport #ABHealth
2/9
Horner defended the move as "stopping a program that never started." Meanwhile, 48 children await adoption in government care, with 78 families registered through private arrangements. The benefits would have supported children with complex medical needs.
#ABBudget #ChildWelfare #ABpoli
1/9 💰 AB BUDGET CUTS ADOPTION PROGRAM💰
The budget bill cancels planned health benefits for adopted children citing cost savings.
"If you want to worry about the dollars, take care of the dimes," says Finance Minister Horner of the $3M cut.
#ABBudget #Adoption #ABpoli
#ABleg #ChildWelfare
