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. . }+ Y+ O& f4 D2 y7 \6 Q. K2 X; s: v; b* j+ M$ n
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. O" o: D2 r9 ?7 q3 J
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Yeah so? You saying that’s not lean?