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. ' b4 m: V* u$ a) j) _ L6 @* ^
1 j, m; m- N, e: H. }# Y( e$ z, r2 eMayor Don Iveson insists he runs a lean operation, but the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says spending has increased 74% in the past decade. 5 A/ y0 \5 s6 L; F* k) o' k1 V7 n+ [! R# m2 U8 d3 O' p9 q. y6 r
Yeah so? You saying that’s not lean?