User:Oceanflynn/sandbox/Alberta provincial budget, 2018
| Parliament | 29th |
|---|---|
| Party | New Democratic (NDP) |
| Finance minister | Joe Ceci |
| Total revenue | $xxx.x billion |
| Total expenditures | $xxx.x billion |
| Program Spending | $xxx.0 billion |
| Deficit | $xx.x billion |
| Debt | $xxx.x billion |
| Website | www |
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The 2018 Alberta budget, known as the xxx, is the budget for the province of Alberta for fiscal year 2018. It was presented to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for its first reading on xxxx by Jo Ceci, the [[Minister of Finance of Alberta of the Government of Alberta, and received Royal Assent on xxxx.
Presentation
The first reading of the budget bill was presented to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta by New Democratic Party (NDP) representative XXX on XXX.
Debate in legislature and Royal Assent
After x debate sessions in the legislature from xxx a motion to arrange proceedings was taken, and the final xxx reading of the bill
It was referred to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs by Order of the House on 5 June 2013, which considered the bill until 11 June, when it returned an amended bill which was ordered for third reading and carried on division.
The bill was granted Royal Assent by xxx, the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, who signed it into law on xxx.
As a result of the passage of the xxxx,
In their May 2018 report co-authored by C. D. Howe Institute's President and CEO, William B.P. Robson, comparing 2017 performances of Canadian provinces and the federal government in terms of reporting financial information, appropriately, with transparency, and in a timely fashion, Alberta and New Brinswick ranked highest.[1]
Revenues
Revenues for fiscal year 2019 were expected to be $xxx.x billion, a x.x percent increase/decrease compared to the [[Alberta provincial budget, 2018. This included a reduction in corporate income tax revenues of x.x percent, an increase of 5.7 percent in personal income tax revenues The government also borrowed $xx.x billion, of which xx percent was from domestic sources.
Taxation and investment
Expenditures
Assumptions for the budget include economic growth in real gross domestic product for the province of x.x percent in 2018, as well as the Canadian dollar exchange rate with respect to the United States dollar to be xx.x. Compared to the 2017 provincial budget, program spending was forecast to decrease by x percent to $xxx billion.
Expenditures were decreased by $x billion for healthcare and $x.x billion for education, The budget proposal included $x billion allocated to the reserve fund
The budget included $x billion of expenditures
Business and economy
Infrastructure
Healthcare and social assistance
Education
employment[2]
See also
References
- ^ Robson, William B.P.; Omran, Farah (May 1, 2018). The Numbers Game: Rating the Fiscal Accountability of Canada’s Senior Governments (PDF) (Report). commentary. Toronto, Ontario: C. D. Howe Institute. p. 24.
- ^ Jul 31, Trevor Tombe · for CBC News · Posted:; July 31, 2019 5:00 AM MT (2019-07-31). "Why earnings in Alberta have been stagnant for years | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
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External links
- [ 2018 Alberta Budget] at the Alberta Ministry of Finance
[[Category:Budgets of the government of Alberta
[[Category:2018 budgets|Alberta
[[Category:2018 in Alberta
[[Category:2018 in Canadian politics