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. 2 o& C# F- M- a1 O & J; \" Z3 Q5 x, w8 k' V) TMayor Don Iveson insists he runs a lean operation, but the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says spending has increased 74% in the past decade. . V* \& ^& g2 B" J, k# _4 k8 {3 ]8 s( s- g. H1 F
Yeah so? You saying that’s not lean?