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. * x0 j }) I6 j. ^" G$ ^
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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. & H/ E i% J: b. V- ~7 Z0 \! W) v ! W7 t6 g' ^) E8 ?( ]3 k( w( qYeah so? You saying that’s not lean?