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. 6 @2 Z- c% n$ b& z# d! u
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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. # H" F) c* g- X, R3 R( j+ y7 @
/ J+ \6 Z4 l5 }5 a7 P6 [. mYeah so? You saying that’s not lean?