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"Alberta not only spent less on K–12 education per person in the most recent budget year, they spent even less when you account for inflation. https://twitter.com/kim_siever/status/1249708169577869315
"The UCP govt spent $1,844.02 per capita in 2018 dollars on health care in the most recent budget year. They should have spent $1,950.01 per person in 2018 dollars. That $8.222 billion spent in 2019 should have been $8.524. That’s over $300 million more than they had budgeted.
"And that’s for the most recent budget year. The current budget year should be $8.691B instead of $8.322B. Next year should be $8.974 billion instead of $8.247.
And the budget year right before the next provincial election should be $9.261 billion instead of $8.247 billion.
And the budget year right before the next provincial election should be $9.261 billion instead of $8.247 billion.
"In other words, in the year leading up to the election, the UCP will be underspending on education by over $1 billion in that year. If you had up the difference from each budget year, the UCP will underspend by $2.412 billion during their entire term.
"When Adriana LaGrange, Jason Kenney, a staffer, or even your own UCP MLA tells you that this government is maintaining spending on K–12 education, you can tell them why they’re wrong."
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