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. 0 l, f2 x0 I; t' Q. K+ ?0 a
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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. 9 l* f0 G V6 m& m, E* y: o. i& _$ S# N' I# }* z. M
Yeah so? You saying that’s not lean?