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Alberta’s 2021-22 budget to be tabled Feb. 25
Alberta eyes post COVID economic rebound but faces big budget questions “The budget will be focused on protecting the lives and livelihoods of Albertans,” he tweeted.Alberta will release the 2021-22 budget on February 25, as the Legislative winter/spring session resumes.The budget will be focussed on protecting the lives and livelihoods of Albertans.— Jason Kenney (@jkenney) February 9, 2021The province has said the COVID-19 pandemic will impact Alberta’s economy for years to come.In November, Finance Minister Travis Toews said the revised budget deficit for the year would be $21.3 billion.That’s $2.8 billion less than projected at the first update in August, but still exponentially larger than the $6.8-billion deficit announced when