On Thursday, October 24, Premier Jason Kenney delivered
his first budget entitled "A Plan for Jobs and Economy"
which includes the government's fiscal and capital plans and
the outlook for the province's economy.
The budget draws heavily on a government-established panel to
study approaches to addressing Alberta's budgetary deficits.
The panel, led by former Saskatchewan finance minister, Janice
MacKinnon, produced a report providing direction on policy, cuts
and adjusted budgetary priorities. Premier Kenney's budget
appears to adopt much of the MacKinnon report by mandating cuts,
initiating broad spending restraint and zeroing in on red tape
reduction.
The Alberta Government structured the 2019 budget around
three key themes:
