Canadian Taxpayers Federation says ‘there’s a lot of risk’ in Alberta Budget 2018

Alberta’s 2018 fiscal plan aims to balance the books in five years. It includes more spending, an $8.8-billion deficit and a plan to balance the books that’s tied to the ups and downs of oil prices and the vagaries of pipeline politics. Scott Hennig of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation says there’s a lot of risk in the budget and there should be a Plan B.

• Alberta Budget 2018 met with mixed reaction