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. ( B9 I. o4 E+ [ v" y8 O- U# r- t! `
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. 0 U* k/ K' {1 M
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Yeah so? You saying that’s not lean?