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. : o/ v" l! X9 s7 U( @+ D& |5 p3 p
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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. ) p6 x% D& ?: g7 _& Z3 ]: ?8 [2 ]( F+ O. a, Q. K
Yeah so? You saying that’s not lean?