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. : O" v L% E. x! S, C3 c6 E
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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. 3 ]3 G2 T. ^2 q! C% ]( D* b X " C0 g2 S$ m" G9 G2 `Yeah so? You saying that’s not lean?