Alberta Treasury Board News

President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Travis Toews issued the following statement regarding the government’s successful appeal of the injunction against Bill 9:

President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Travis Toews issued the following statement on the centralization of board member recruitment and selection for agencies, boards and commissions (ABCs):

The MacKinnon Panel on Alberta’s Finances confirms Alberta has a long-standing overspending problem.

Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board Travis Toews issued the following statement on the two reports issued by the Auditor General:

A first quarter report comparing the 2019-20 three-month actuals to last year’s reinforces the need for spending restraint in order to balance Alberta’s books.

Alberta Enterprise Corporation Board chair Paul Haggis has been appointed as a board member of the Alberta Teachers’ Retirement Fund.

Len Rhodes, Craig Corbett, Gerard Curran and Elan Harper have been named to the board of the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission.

President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Travis Toews issued the following statement to acknowledge the receipt of the report from the Blue Ribbon Panel on Alberta’s finances:

Giving Albertans more choice and convenience with their car insurance caps off 100 days of red tape reduction.

In support of the Red Tape Reduction Act, the Government of Alberta is launching the first two industry panels that will assist in identifying unnecessary red tape in key sectors of Alberta’s economy.

President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Travis Toews issued the following statement announcing the publication of the 2018-19 Government of Alberta Annual Report:

A new website will crowdsource input from business, organizations and the public on which government regulations should be improved, kept or scrapped.

A new website will crowdsource input from business, organizations and the public on which government regulations should be improved, kept or scrapped.

President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Travis Toews issued the following statement about the Public Sector Wage Arbitration Deferral Act:

President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Travis Toews issued the following statement about the Public Sector Wage Arbitration Deferral Act:

Business leaders have expressed overwhelming support for the proposed Red Tape Reduction Act.

With actions to cut red tape already in progress, the proposed Red Tape Reduction Act would make Alberta one of the freest and fastest-moving economies in the world.

Finance Minister Travis Toews has tabled legislation keeping a promise to reduce Alberta’s corporate tax rate by a third over the next four years.

Government has introduced Bill 1, An Act to Repeal the Carbon Tax, fulfilling a promise to Albertans that creates jobs and puts money back into the pockets of families, businesses and non-profits.

The Job Creation Tax Cut is the centrepiece of the United Conservative Job Creation Strategy to reignite our economy, create jobs and get Alberta back to work.