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Originally Posted by Zarley
All that is required to solve Alberta's fiscal woes is to bring program spending under control. Nothing more.
Here are some numbers ( from RBC):
Current AB deficit: -$6,315,000,000
Current AB program spending per capita: $11,596
Savings from bringing spending in line with BC (24% lower than AB): 9,425,339,000
Savings from bringing spending in line with Ontario (32% lower than AB): 11,880,291,500
Savings from bringing spending in line with Quebec (44% lower than AB): 14,914,361,000 |
From the report...
*Public accounts basis. Numbers are based on reports from individual governments and, due to accounting and/or reporting differences, are not strictly comparable between provinces.
I'd be really surprised if Alberta spent 44% more per capita than Quebec...