Alberta’s Finance Minister delivered the province’s 2026 budget on February 26, 2026. The budget anticipates a deficit of $4.1 billion for 2025-26 and projects deficits of $9.4 billion for 2026-27 and $7.6 billion for 2027-28. The budget does not include any new changes to the corporate or personal income tax rates. The budget introduces the new Alberta Caregiver Credit, a tax on rental vehicles, and increases the tourism levy rate to 6% (from 4%), among other changes.
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