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. : Y# Z* F$ c. Q e; U* K
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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. 6 T' m" ]' {! p/ H* K 2 q, w, E$ k6 V+ wYeah so? You saying that’s not lean?