Overview
The Government of Alberta is committed to fiscal responsibility, efficient delivery of public services, and focusing on Albertans’ priorities, while transforming our health care system, strengthening education and support to vulnerable Albertans, and keeping communities safe.
With substantial and increasing geopolitical and economic uncertainty, Alberta’s government undertook a formal program review process to identify an array of initiatives for savings or re-focussing of resources on core priorities in Budget 2025.
Resources
Expense summary
Total expense in 2025-26 is forecast at $79.3 billion – an increase of $4.4 billion from Budget 2024. This includes a $2.2 billion increase to operating expense and a $158 million increase to the capital plan.
Table 1. Budget 2025 expense summary (millions of dollars)
| Expense items | 2023-24 actual | 2024-25 budget forecast | 2025-26 estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating expense: | ||||
| - Health | 20,343 | 20,985 | 21,974 | 22,096 |
| - Education (K-12) | 8,878 | 9,252 | 9,457 | 9,883 |
| - Advanced education (post-secondary) | 6,233 | 6,305 | 6,628 | 6,635 |
| - Social services ministries | 10,312 | 10,573 | 10,827 | 11,611 |
| - Other ministries/Legislative Assembly | 12,377 | 13,009 | 13,212 | 14,086 |
| Total operating expense | 58,143 | 60,124 | 62,098 | 64,311 |
| Capital grants | 2,103 | 3,469 | 3,294 | 3,452 |
| Amortization/inventory consumption/loss on disposals | 4,399 | 4,564 | 4,688 | 4,993 |
| Debt servicing costs | 3,149 | 3,389 | 3,199 | 2,968 |
| Pension provisions | (372) | (364) | (363) | (375) |
| Disaster and emergency assistance | 3,025 | – | 2,017 | – |
| Contingency | – | 2,000 | – | 4,000 |
| Total expense | 70,447 | 73,182 | 74,932 | 79,349 |
More budget information
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