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. \; ?5 t7 g/ O' T, c5 o" F- Z
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. , ^- f( B1 }7 Y j0 ?
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Yeah so? You saying that’s not lean?