Alberta budget will not be broken by oil price

Alberta’s finance minister says that the province will deliver its core aims and a budget surplus despite the fall in the oil price.

Alberta’s finance minister says that the province will deliver its core aims and a budget surplus despite the fall in the oil price. While the budget surplus has been revised down to $933 million due to the forecast being made when oil was $92 a barrel, increased population and employment in Alberta is expected to deliver more revenue than last year, totalling up to $17 billion. Robin Campbell says that overall spending for the province will be $44 billion.