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: T. w2 [! g, J, C6 J
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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. : x# k' [7 w" m* D6 a6 k. c, ~
l) L# r$ F% L; C3 QYeah so? You saying that’s not lean?