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. + Q; Z- U, O! f4 i0 o. {# |. D" e2 a8 s( h3 l8 l
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. 4 R& `: j# `3 A$ Z5 q- S: l
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Yeah so? You saying that’s not lean?