Plus, we’re spending less now than we were 10 years ago, the second worst performance in the country.
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Despite generating nearly $1 billion in more corporate tax revenue last year, the oil and gas sector still accounted for just 16.65% of total corporate profit tax revenue.
Even then, corporations saw over $116 billion ot combined profits.
The company has been accused of refusing to negotiate on a new collective agreement.
The UCP is increasing spending with their $12.3 billion budget surplus. But you might want to hold off on celebrating for now.
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Is AB business investment up under the UCP?
Recently, someone claimed in a Twitter conversation that investments have increased in Alberta under the UCP compared to what we saw under the NDP. This is a claim I’ve seen multiple times online. Take a look at these search results on Twitter, for example. Anyhow, since this topic comes up regularly, I thought I’d take […]
The party announced that if they win the 2023 provincial election, they plan to spend over a billion dollars a year to create tens of thousands of new jobs.
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U of L workers get 2.75% wage increase
But it comes at a cost: 3 years of wage freezes. That makes 5 years of wage freezes over a 7-year period.
The company also promised pay raises for non-unionized workers.
The University of Lethbridge Faculty Association has filed a complaint with the Alberta Labour Relations Board, alleging that the U of L’s provost and vice-president (academic) has been trying to intimidate the union.