Social Policy Trends: Alberta Government Program Spending
ALBERTA GOVERNMENT PROGRAM SPENDING, ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION AND POPULATION Since the mid-1990s, the government of Alberta has been unable to keep spending on health care from rising faster than inflation plus the population growth rate. A fair assessment of how much the provincial government has...
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2018-03-01
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ALBERTA GOVERNMENT PROGRAM SPENDING, ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION AND POPULATION
Since the mid-1990s, the government of Alberta has been unable to keep spending on health care from rising faster than inflation plus the population growth rate.
A fair assessment of how much the provincial government has spent on each Albertan over time requires adjustment of budget data, to remove the effects of inflation and population growth. The data in the graph reflect those adjustments. The data measure, since 1980, how much the government has spent, on average and after adjusting for inflation, on providing health care, education, and social services on each Albertan. We focus on these three areas because they are the three largest spending components for Canadian provinces, including Alberta. The graph also presents data on how much expenditures the government has had to devote to servicing its outstanding debt.
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3f4a0c6c1e64a39882ca277d0189c982023-04-20T04:05:06ZengUniversity of CalgaryThe School of Public Policy Publications2560-83122560-83202018-03-0111Social Policy Trends: Alberta Government Program SpendingMargarita (Gres) Wilkins0Ronald D. Kneebone1University of CalgaryUniversity of Calgary ALBERTA GOVERNMENT PROGRAM SPENDING, ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION AND POPULATION Since the mid-1990s, the government of Alberta has been unable to keep spending on health care from rising faster than inflation plus the population growth rate. A fair assessment of how much the provincial government has spent on each Albertan over time requires adjustment of budget data, to remove the effects of inflation and population growth. The data in the graph reflect those adjustments. The data measure, since 1980, how much the government has spent, on average and after adjusting for inflation, on providing health care, education, and social services on each Albertan. We focus on these three areas because they are the three largest spending components for Canadian provinces, including Alberta. The graph also presents data on how much expenditures the government has had to devote to servicing its outstanding debt. https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/sppp/article/view/43451 |
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