It said that between 2006 and 2016 inflation adjusted municipal spending in the province increased 62 per cent.

A new report from the CFIB states municipal spending is growing 2 and a half times faster than population and inflation.

CALGARY (660 NEWS) – A new report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) states municipal spending is growing 2 and a half times faster than population and inflation.

This is the ninth edition of the Alberta municipal spending watch report.

It said that between 2006 and 2016 inflation adjusted municipal spending in the province increased 62 per cent.

NEW REPORT: Alberta Municipal Spending Watch Operating spending growth in AB’s municipalities exceeded a sustainable benchmark of infl & pop growth from 2006-2016. This excess spending cost AB households $1,625 in 2016, & $9,471 over a decade.https://t.co/IropsUfh2J #CFIB pic.twitter.com/ya9ql7er7e — Amber Ruddy (@aruddy) December 24, 2018

But what exactly does that mean for the average Alberta household?

As Director of Provincial Affairs with the CFIB, Amber Ruddy said, its money wasted.

“Alberta households are paying an excess of 1,625 dollars in 2016, what that means is that if the municipalities kept their spending to population and inflation growth, each household could have saved 16 hundred dollars”

Contracting out services to the private is just one of the recommendations the CFIB is making.