Canadian taxpayers would have to pay an extra $1,000 in taxes each year to support Ottawa’s existing spending levels, if it were not for the contributions made by Alberta to the federal budget, a new study suggests.
Alberta’s higher employment rates, elevated average incomes, and younger population mean the province contributes much more to federal revenue and national programs than it receives in transfers and federal expenditures, according to a recently released report from the Fraser Institute.
That means taxpayers in other provinces would need to pay an extra $1,007 each annually on average if it weren’t for Albertan contributions, the study found….