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. & _" j) U% x; P; v& G5 i3 G/ m5 L, K) `; S, p- H3 K. `' l
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. + ]. q* @5 O# t; x4 H7 }- W
9 z: H: S% {( c7 ?Yeah so? You saying that’s not lean?