Finance &

Fiscal Responsibility

We need a long-term financial plan to mitigate the boom and bust cycles of our resource driven economy.

We believe in spending on the core programs of health and education. Investing in a healthy and educated population is a key element in ensuring continued economic growth and prosperity.

We will ensure that future generations of Albertan will be able to enjoy the wealth of our province’s resources by limiting annual spending increases and building a robust savings plan.

We would perform an independent value-for-dollar audit to eliminate wasteful and unnecessary spending practices.

• We believe in the same basic financial principles that a household would use. You don’t spend beyond your means, you upgrade your house when you have the money to do so but you don’t jeopardize saving for your retirement when things get tough.

• The Finance Minister is using money from the savings account to balance the cheque book at the end of every month while at the same time ignoring the mounting credit card bill. This irresponsible management must stop.

• We believe that capital spending should be scaled back from the government’s current plan. Alberta can still spend more than the national average on infrastructure without draining the Sustainability Fund in less than two years

• There is too much wasteful spending by these so-called fiscal conservatives. To address this we would perform an independent value-for-dollar audit so that taxpayers get the best possible value for our money. We need to stop the wasteful spending habits of this government.

• We believe in savings. Alberta is fortunate to have a wealth of natural resources, but we also have the responsibility to ensure the wealth is carried into the future through a revitalized Heritage Fund. This will not only show fairness to future generations but will also help to alleviate the boom and bust cycles our province experiences from depending too heavily on non-renewable resource revenue.