The Alberta budget is an annual act of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, giving statutory authority to the Government of Alberta for its revenue and expenditure plans. For the financial year 2024/25 the budget was approximately $73,170,000,000. The Financial Statutes Amendment Bill, is presented to the Legislative Assembly by the minister of finance. The current finance minister is Nate Horner, who was appointed to the role in June 2023.

Purpose The Government of Alberta is ultimately accountable to the members of the Legislative Assembly and to the Albertan public for its use of public money and how its spending is allocated. The Government of Alberta allocates funding for areas which include schools, hospitals, policing, certain social security benefits, the economy, climate change and the environment, amongst others, from the Alberta budget. The Alberta budget is primarily funded via provincial taxes and the Canadian transfer payments.

Alberta public finance Auditor General of Alberta Canadian transfer payments

Historical budgets Budgets of the Government of AlbertaYearDateNameBillMinister of FinanceBudget (Billions CAD)Actual (Billions CAD)Notes2020February 27, 2020A plan for jobs and the economyTravis ToewsUCP50.056.1 -0.8 -6.858.0043.160.1 -17.042.322019October 24, 2019A plan for jobs and the economyTravis ToewsUCP50.056.5 -2.2 -8.757.0046.258.4 -12.262.772018March 22, 2018A recovery built to lastJoe CeciNDP47.956.2 -0.5 -8.859.0049.656.3 -6.753.692017March 16, 2017Working to make life betterJoe CeciNDP45.054.9 -0.5 -10.355.0047.355.3 -8.053.692016April 14, 2016The Alberta jobs planJoe CeciNDP41.451.1 -0.7 -10.442.0042.353.1 -10.847.932015October 27, 2015Supporting jobs, supporting families. The Alberta way.Joe CeciNDP43.849.9 -6.150.0042.548.9 -6.445.00March 16, 2015N/ARobin CampbellPC43.448.4 -5.054.842014March 6, 2014The building Alberta planDoug HornerPC43.140.42.695.2249.548.41.180.482013March 7, 2013Responsible changeDoug HornerPC37.638.01.10.792.5045.344.50.899.052012February 9, 2012Investing in peopleRon LiepertPC40.341.1 -0.999.2538.741.6 -2.892.072011February 24, 2011Building a better AlbertaLloyd SnelgrovePC35.639.0 -3.489.4039.239.3 -0.0297.332010February 9, 2010Striking the right balanceTed MortonPC34.038.7 -4.778.7535.038.4 -3.483.38

Budget acts

The Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1972 (Bill 91, assented to 1972-06-02), SA 1972, c 41 The Financial Administration Amendment Act (No 2) (Bill 115, assented to 1972-11-22), SA 1972, c 108 The Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1973 (Bill 56, assented to 1973-05-10), SA 1973, c 25 The Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1974 (Bill 37, assented to 1974-06-06), SA 1974, c 28 The Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1975 (Bill 23, assented to 1975-06-25), SA 1975(2), c 20 The Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1976 (Bill 29, assented to 1976-05-19), SA 1976, c 19 The Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1977 (Bill 23, assented to 1977-05-18), SA 1977, c 21 The Financial Administration Act, 1977 (Bill 63, assented to 1977-11-10), SA 1977, c 68 The Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1980 (Bill 31, assented to 1980-05-22), SA 1980, c 20 Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1980 (No 2) (Bill 81, assented to 1980-11-27), SA 1980, c 64 Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1982 (Bill 29, assented to 1982-05-04), SA 1982, c 18 Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1983 (Bill 54, assented to 1983-06-06), SA 1983, c 29 Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1984 (Bill 31, assented to 1984-05-31), SA 1984, c 18 Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1986 (Bill 30, assented to 1986-09-18), SA 1986, c 16 Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1987 (Bill 56, assented to 1987-06-17), SA 1987, c 22 Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1989 (Bill 10, assented to 1989-08-18), SA 1989, c 14 Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1990 (Bill 21, assented to 1990-05-30), SA 1990, c 20 Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1991 (Bill 45, assented to 1991-06-25), SA 1991, c 12 Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1992 (Bill 37, assented to 1992-07-08), SA 1992, c 15 Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1993 (Bill 5, assented to 1993-10-14), SA 1993, c 19 Agriculture Financial Services Act (Bill 21, assented to 1993-11-15), SA 1993, c A-12.5 Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1996 (Bill 17, assented to 1996-05-01), SA 1996, c 18 Financial Institutions Statutes Amendment Act, 1996 (Bill 21, assented to 1996-05-01), SA 1996, c 19 Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1998 (Bill 39, assented to 1998-04-30), SA 1998, c 16 Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2003 (Bill 2, assented to 2003-03-10), SA 2003, c 2 Financial Sector Statutes Amendment Act, 2003 (Bill 12, assented to 2003-05-16), SA 2003, c 19 Financial Administration Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 12, assented to 2004-03-11), SA 2004, c 7 Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 37, assented to 2005-05-10), SA 2005, c 12 Financial Institutions Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 13, assented to 2008-06-03), SA 2008, c 4 Financial Administration Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 31, assented to 2008-11-04), SA 2008, c 16 Financial Administration Amendment Act, 2013 (Bill 35, assented to 2013-12-11), SA 2013, c 20 Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 44, assented to 2020-12-09), SA 2020, c 33 Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill 2, assented to 2022-04-21), SA 2022, c 4 Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 10, assented to 2023-03-28), SA 2023, c 3 Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 10, assented to 2024-05-16), SA 2024, c 4 Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (No. 2) (Bill 32, assented to 2024-12-05), SA 2024, c 15

See also Economy of Alberta Canadian federal budget

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References

External links Page at the Government of Alberta website