With a bit more digestion a couple of interesting topics
- 3.4B for investing in renewable energy. Love to know the plans but for me that's the scariest part of the budget. Any government but especially this one having that kind of $ burning a hole in their pocket looking for a cause to spend it on is about as safe as giving out guns at a daycare.
- Alberta investment tax credit. This is smart and long overdue. Love to see the rules but assuming they follow BCs model it would be the first smart diversification dollars spent in Alberta in my lifetime
- Alberta child benefits. Piggy backing on the Feds is a smart way to execute, and these programs are starting to add up. I'm not sure they are all a great idea but I can give them credit for making this commitment real and not playing at the edges. It could actually make a difference.
- big as they are the deficit and debt numbers are optimistic. No way revenues grow as projected and they hold the line on wages and the expense side.
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