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Alberta Spatial Price Survey

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The Alberta Spatial Price Survey measures price differences between selected Alberta communities for a basket of goods and services at a specific point in time, using Edmonton as the index base.... More ≫

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The Alberta Spatial Price Survey measures price differences between selected Alberta communities for a basket of goods and services at a specific point in time, using Edmonton as the index base. This means that Edmonton is benchmarked at 100.0 and serves as the basis of comparison. As such, communities having an index value above (or below) 100.0 experienced higher (or lower) prices than Edmonton for a particular basket of commodities.

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Stabilizing public sector pensions : the contribution rate cap : discussion paper

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This paper sets out four potential options for the process of determining the contribution rate cap and three options for the form the contribution rate cap could take. The four options for... More ≫

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This paper sets out four potential options for the process of determining the contribution rate cap and three options for the form the contribution rate cap could take. The four options for determining the cap range from the government making the decision after seeking input from plan sponsors, to placing the responsibility on the sponsors.

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