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. " `, R5 b8 V% l/ b0 P9 k, x% N9 n- K* v/ ?
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. . ]1 K S: `& g/ b; U; B0 V
$ x1 g6 } x& c iYeah so? You saying that’s not lean?