Alberta budget


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

Budget acts

  • The Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1972, SA 1972, c 41
  • The Financial Administration Amendment Act , SA 1972, c 108
  • The Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1973, SA 1973, c 25
  • The Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1974, SA 1974, c 28
  • The Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1975, SA 1975, c 20
  • The Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1976, SA 1976, c 19
  • The Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1977, SA 1977, c 21
  • The Financial Administration Act, 1977, SA 1977, c 68
  • The Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1980, SA 1980, c 20
  • Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1980 , SA 1980, c 64
  • Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1982, SA 1982, c 18
  • Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1983, SA 1983, c 29
  • Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1984, SA 1984, c 18
  • Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1986, SA 1986, c 16
  • Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1987, SA 1987, c 22
  • Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1989, SA 1989, c 14
  • Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1990, SA 1990, c 20
  • Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1991, SA 1991, c 12
  • Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1992, SA 1992, c 15
  • Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1993, SA 1993, c 19
  • Agriculture Financial Services Act, SA 1993, c A-12.5
  • Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1996, SA 1996, c 18
  • Financial Institutions Statutes Amendment Act, 1996, SA 1996, c 19
  • Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1998, SA 1998, c 16
  • Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2003, SA 2003, c 2
  • Financial Sector Statutes Amendment Act, 2003, SA 2003, c 19
  • Financial Administration Amendment Act, 2004, SA 2004, c 7
  • Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2005, SA 2005, c 12
  • Financial Institutions Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, SA 2008, c 4
  • Financial Administration Amendment Act, 2008, SA 2008, c 16
  • Financial Administration Amendment Act, 2013, SA 2013, c 20
  • Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2020, SA 2020, c 33
  • Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2022, SA 2022, c 4
  • Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2023, SA 2023, c 3
  • Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, SA 2024, c 4
  • Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 , SA 2024, c 15