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. H8 V# W* ~4 z' S: G( B/ d$ f" J; ?0 W* P5 Q
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 m# u0 A* h, _! C: |* @1 n/ B h1 |( [3 @* t3 c
Yeah so? You saying that’s not lean?