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; W6 `" p0 _# ^3 W) j, 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. , a6 w8 c$ m$ J5 Z6 a* ~: p
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Yeah so? You saying that’s not lean?