艾伯塔省在2025-26年面临6.4亿美元的赤字,原因是石油价格下降和出口疲软,尽管产量创历史新高。
Alberta faces a $6.4-billion deficit in 2025-26 due to lower oil prices and weak exports, despite record production.
艾伯塔省预测2025-26年将出现6.4亿美元的赤字,其原因是,由于平均每桶61.50美元的石油价格低于68美元,致使自然资源收入下降30%。
Alberta projects a $6.4-billion deficit for 2025-26, driven by a 30% drop in natural resource revenue due to lower oil prices averaging $61.50 per barrel, down from $68.
尽管石油生产创纪录,但全球需求疲软以及与中国和美国的贸易紧张损害了出口。
Despite record oil production, weak global demand and trade tensions with China and the U.S. have hurt exports.
支出增至790亿美元,其中8.81亿美元来自用于公共部门工资的应急资金,17亿美元来自40亿美元的应急储备金。
Spending rises to $79 billion, with $881 million used from contingency funds for public sector wages and $1.7 billion of a $4-billion emergency reserve spent.
省级债务预计为829亿美元。
Provincial debt is projected at $82.9 billion.
财政部长内特·霍纳强调,在财政压力下,在保健和教育方面持续投资。
Finance Minister Nate Horner stresses ongoing investment in health care and education amid fiscal pressures.