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. * S& u3 c; @. t+ K f1 ?7 ?+ `* p V6 L4 n) }
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. : I% K2 b& O7 [2 w2 T6 K3 J
, s. E% ]$ [: e, o; V8 j2 UYeah so? You saying that’s not lean?