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. L. N+ p; f% H1 n/ q0 R( c
6 G. W( b# y. q: QMayor Don Iveson insists he runs a lean operation, but the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says spending has increased 74% in the past decade. 0 m+ @2 y% n5 w# g$ m# x- M; n
, h) J9 V1 i5 b k' Y' D M- sYeah so? You saying that’s not lean?