Study. Alberta biggest overspender
The Calgary Herald
Sun 04 Mar 2007
Page: B8

Section: City & Observer
Byline:
Column: Week in Review

Source: Herald News Services

The same day the Stelmach government pegged this year's
surplus at $7 billion, a report revealed Alberta is the worst province in Canada
for overspending its budget, the Herald reported Tuesday.

Alberta also fared worst at predicting revenues, lowballing them by $33
billion between the 1997 and 2006 fiscal years, according to the study by the
C.D. Howe Institute, a
Canadian think-tank.

The report found Alberta has spent nearly $14 billion beyond its annual
fiscal blueprint over the past decade.

Edition: Final
Story Type: Business; Statistics;
Brief
Length: 80 words