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. : h3 q; B% k9 t+ C5 b, v9 |5 u, p( I% Q5 d- F9 i5 v2 \0 g
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. 9 V0 t" I L2 z& o* j% ?
' [, h! S- T- M: J/ J3 O& o2 @Yeah so? You saying that’s not lean?