Alberta PST

• Alberta NDP leads UCP in voter intention: Angus Reid survey

  A new Angus Reid survey has found the opposition NDP under Rachel Notley now leads Jason Kenney's UCP "by the slightest of margins in vote intention."

  Canada

  Mar 12, 2021
  
• Oil and beef: Expert says Alberta must diversify as major industries hit by COVID-19

  Alberta — long known as Canada's central hub for both beef and oil — has seen both those industries slammed with economic troubles since the COVID-19 crisis began.

  Economy

  Apr 29, 2020
  
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• Expert weighs in on Kenney’s economic plan for Alberta, suggests PST could be an answer

  One political scientist in the Alberta said there is one option for the government to increase revenue amid COVID-19: implementing a PST.

  Canada

  Apr 8, 2020
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• Parkland Institute calls for Alberta sales tax

  In what is being sold as the "alternative" to the government-commissioned MacKinnon Report, Parkland Institute is giving its own outlook on Alberta's finances.

  Politics

  Sep 9, 2019
• Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci on provincial sales tax: ‘That’s not on’

  Talk of an Alberta provincial sales tax is a non-starter for Finance Minister Joe Ceci.

  Economy

  Nov 30, 2017
• Premier Notley says no PST in Alberta without mandate from voters

  Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she wouldn't bring in a provincial sales tax without seeking a mandate from voters.

  Canada

  Mar 21, 2017
• Alberta premier nixes corporate tax hikes to fill budget hole

  Premier Jim Prentice is slowly narrowing the options he'll pursue to rescue the provincial economy from the drastic plunge in oil prices.

  Canada

  Feb 3, 2015
• ‘Prices are not going to bounce back:’ Prentice gloomy about quick oil recovery

  Alberta Premier Jim Prentice says there's no chance that the province can "ride things out" while waiting for a rebound in oil prices.

  Money

  Jan 22, 2015