Candidates spent the last few weeks campaigning for your vote. With just days left to earn votes, here is a last-minute voter guide for those who are still undecided.
Here’s a breakdown of what each party is promising Albertans:
The United Conservative Party, led by Danielle Smith, and the Alberta NDP, led by Rachel Notley, made key promises to improve health care, affordability and public safety in different ways.The United Conservative Party is promising to create a new tax bracket that would deliver about $760 for everyone making more than $60,000 a year. Those making less will see a 20 per cent reduction to their provincial tax bill, the party said.
The UCP will legislate a guarantee not to increase personal or business taxes without approval from Albertans in a referendum, if elected.The Alberta NDP promised to raise the corporate tax from eight per cent to 11 per cent to increase revenue, as part of the party’s plans to deliver a fully costed economic plan that predicts a $3.3 billion surplus over the next three years.
The party also promised to freeze university tuition, as well as personal income taxes for the next four years. It also promised to freeze auto insurance premiums and put a cap on electricity rates.The Alberta NDP pledged to hire more health-care workers if elected. The party plans to hire 4,000 more health workers and create 40 new family health clinics.The party also promised to increase funding for emergency medical services if it wins the election on Monday.
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