EDMONTON – Finance Minister Doug Horner delivered his 2014 budget at the Legislature Thursday.
You can watch some of the highlights below:
Above: Alberta Finance Minister Doug Horner opened the 2014 Alberta budget speech by outlining what the provincial government feels are the successes of past budgets, highlighting Alberta’s strong economy and low unemployment rate.
The Operating Surplus
Above: Alberta Finance Minister Doug Horner speaks about the operating surplus.
Infrastructure Investments
Above: Alberta Finance Minister Doug Horner outlines what infrastructure investments will be made in Budget 2014 as part of the “Building Alberta” Plan.
Health and Senior Care
Above: Alberta Finance Minister Doug Horner outlined what investments would be made in Alberta’s health care system, along with what steps the government would be taking to address the province’s growing senior population in the 2014 provincial budget.
Flood Relief
Above: Alberta Finance Minister Doug Horner says the province is committed to helping communities recover from last year’s devastating floods, committing $1.1 billion in Budget 2014 in addition to the $3.8 billion spent through the Disaster Recovery Program.
Education
Above: Alberta Finance Minister Doug Horner outlined what investments Budget 2014 would make into what he called “the best education system in Canada”, including $288 million in childcare programs, $6.5 billion in the kindergarten to Grade 12 education system.
Savings
Above: As the province’s economic fortunes improve, so does their willingness to save. Alberta Finance Minister Doug Horner highlighted the Legislative Savings Plan, introduced in last year’s budget, and the province’s goal to have savings in the fund reach 17 billion by 2017. In addition, Minister Horner explained that the government is forecasting that the Contingency Fund, which was dipped into during last year’s floods, is projected to reach 5 billion dollars, for a total projected savings of 24 billion dollars by the end of the fiscal year.
Energy Sector
Above: Alberta Finance Minister Doug Horner said investment in Albert’s energy sector and natural resources “remains job number one” for the provincial government, going on to say that “all Canadians benefit from the revenue and jobs created by Alberta’s energy resources.”
Birthday Wishes for Premier Redford
Above: While Thursday was budget day in the Alberta legislature, it was also a big day for Alberta’s premier for another reason. The Speaker of House Gene Zwozdesky offered Premier Allison Redford a happy birthday shoutout before the budget was formally unveiled.
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