Alberta Sales Tax

• Kenney says no new taxes as Alberta preps for another tough times pandemic budget

  Premier Jason Kenney took any tax hikes off the table last week, particularly any notion of a sales tax, saying now is not the time to be dipping into pockets.

  Feb 21, 2021
  
• Sales, carbon tax needed to counter Alberta’s ‘rapid’ fiscal deterioration, business council says

  The Business Council of Alberta says the province needs to address its income and expenditures to make sure its finances are sustainable.

  Politics

  Feb 17, 2021
  
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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
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• 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
• Albertans don’t support provincial sales tax: poll

  Most Albertans don’t want the province to impose a provincial sales tax, according to a new poll.

  Jan 19, 2015
• Deficits needed to solve Alberta’s oil crisis: Prentice

  Premier Jim Prentice says Alberta's economy is on a razor's edge and deficits will be needed to prevent it from falling into the deep.

  Money

  Jan 16, 2015
• Alberta premier Prentice considers sales tax to fix ailing, oil-based economy

  Alberta's prideful boast of being the only jurisdiction in Canada without a provincial sales tax may soon be history.

  Money

  Jan 13, 2015