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. $ k& S2 z9 I4 H
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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. ' a) c, ^ s0 e+ m$ q8 ~" A
6 {+ I; {7 N/ j) k. l$ x( M+ YYeah so? You saying that’s not lean?