Alberta Budget 2024: What Should Be the Priorities?
Official title: Budget 2024 consultation
Alberta asked residents how the provincial budget should address rising costs of living, healthcare, and job creation. The government wanted to know where to focus spending to help families, businesses, and communities. This consultation has now closed and Budget 2024 was released on February 29, 2024.
Why This Matters
Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Worried about healthcare wait times? This budget shapes how Alberta spends billions of dollars that directly affect your daily life. From property taxes to hospital funding, these decisions hit close to home.
What Could Change
Budget 2024 determined spending on healthcare improvements, cost-of-living relief measures, and economic development programs. The final budget was released February 29, 2024, incorporating feedback from thousands of Albertans.
Key Issues
- How should the budget help families cope with inflation and rising costs?
- What healthcare improvements should be prioritized?
- How can the budget support job creation and economic growth?
How to Participate
- The online survey ran from November 24, 2023 to January 19, 2024. Thousands of Albertans participated.
- Organizations submitted written letters and reports outlining their budget priorities.
- Telephone town halls were held on December 11 and 12, 2023 with Finance Minister Nate Horner.
What Happened
Thousands of Albertans participated through an online survey, written submissions from organizations, and telephone town halls. The feedback collected informed the development of Budget 2024, which was released on February 29, 2024.