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. : U' q; o3 f O; O) o. q1 s, c
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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. : }3 g3 k8 M* W: Q1 `% D
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Yeah so? You saying that’s not lean?