Budget

Alberta's money story, stripped down.

Budget 2026 at a glance: where provincial money comes from, where it goes, and how the balance has shifted.

Fiscal Year 2026-27

$74.6B

revenue

$83.9B

expense

$-9.4B

balance

$13.2B

resource revenue

Capital plan

$28.3B

three-year plan

Tax advantage

$16.9B

estimated Alberta advantage

Projected balance

$-9.4B

2026-27 estimate

Revenue

Tax revenue$30.5B

40.9%

Federal transfers$13.7B

18.4%

Non-renewable resource revenue$13.2B

17.7%

Other income$10.2B

13.6%

Fund assets / investment income$7B

9.4%

Expenses

Health$32.1B

38.3%

Education (K-12)$12.9B

15.3%

Other ministries / Legislative Assembly$10.6B

12.7%

Social services ministries$7.7B

9.2%

Advanced education$7.1B

8.5%

Amortization / inventory / disposals$4.9B

5.8%

Capital grants$3.7B

4.4%

Debt servicing costs$3.4B

4.1%

Contingency$2B

2.4%

Surplus / Deficit Path

Actuals, forecast, budget, and estimate values in billions.

+$4.3B

2023-24

+$8.3B

2024-25 actual

$-5.2B

2025-26 budget

$-4.1B

2025-26 forecast

$-9.4B

2026-27 estimate

Figures use Alberta Budget 2026 forecast and estimate tables for 2026-27. Revenue and expense are rounded to the nearest tenth of a billion for scanability.