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. 7 U% a$ a5 f& B4 h' n6 L- t& \: K. s" m: h% z# b
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. 4 i- P* I2 I% [. \7 [
) N! U2 n* ^- ?- {9 n' [Yeah so? You saying that’s not lean?