The city of Edmonton evidently thinks Albertans are so enamoured of tax increases now that the NDP is in charge that it has proposed increasing property taxes 4.9% a year for each of the next three years. 2 e" Z( D# W% S/ b
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Mayor Don Iveson insists he runs a lean operation, but the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says spending has increased 74% in the past decade. ' a: b5 i- t7 j, r& J& g, W
- {9 S% l9 |) p; l1 nYeah so? You saying that’s not lean?