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[爱城新闻] 市长要增加财产税(SUN)

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发表于 2007-5-9 22:25 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
Mayor warns of 'scary' tax hike
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3 J1 V9 M! ?- ?3 lThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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2 n8 b4 \' L2 W% d7 H5 AEdmontonians could face a "scary" tax hike of up to 10% next year, Mayor Stephen Mandel said. That would be the highest property tax increase since the 1980s.
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: q; s: @1 g2 J4 }Mandel tossed out the figure yesterday following a presentation by administration that outlined the intense economic pressures the city is facing as a result of Alberta's economic boom.
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" x8 w) W. i9 O! Q5 U9 q) m* W) u"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. 9 C# \# d- O1 K* x
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates% \; c  x& `- Y8 l* o7 D. ^
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. 4 `- D& r# s2 _
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. ) H; T8 W4 [  @3 x. T- K
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"There's no question costs are going up," said Coun. Michael Phair, who conceded the tax hike "may very well" be in the range predicted by Mandel. ' A8 Y$ l; P( }8 R# y9 P; E

( G; h/ ^0 O- ZCoun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. ' W/ Y9 |8 n3 V. {+ e( n2 W" |' L

; ~" o& {! ^# i( b- P; HThe draft budget does not come out until November.
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; r: z$ ?, J% x9 D7 ?  i5 X"I'm not looking for a major increase next year, at least not too much more than we've already approved for this year," Hayter said. 2 r# c0 F8 b" H" M2 a% N4 H
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 8 ^8 M0 c7 X# m

0 P. N& R, M$ i. o- HMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. : ?- Y# ^7 B2 J5 S1 _
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However, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks.
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"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program.
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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. 5 \. M' P( V4 k0 r6 D; }, h. z- @
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He said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. . g' d# o8 ?/ d7 m

& ~$ Q3 T6 B0 ?' l3 L" L$ L"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. 4 w7 R" w$ U8 e3 o6 g! c
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"I don't know what some of these members of council are going to be able to say to some pensioner who got a 2% hike in their pension." & t* a2 |0 M$ d

1 _* K: H% P6 Q5 L" K& x  F( oThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said.
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The tax on homes will go up higher than average - about 7%. The figures include both municipal tax and the provincial education tax, which the city collects.
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& f( }. H/ i4 }# zTax bills will be mailed May 25 and payments are due June 30.
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发表于 2007-5-9 23:35 | 显示全部楼层
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
5 T. m) D7 u4 H' o- O更可恨的是,收了这么多税,市政建设却一塌糊涂,公车的班次不增加,道路上又都是大大小小的坑,太不要脸了!
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发表于 2007-5-10 03:19 | 显示全部楼层
没财产是不是就不用交税了 ?
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发表于 2007-5-10 07:14 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
Sad
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发表于 2007-5-10 09:48 | 显示全部楼层
10% is not a big deal. But there are holes all over Edmonton, I don't know where the money goes.
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发表于 2007-5-10 11:37 | 显示全部楼层
原帖由 xdd 于 2007-5-10 10:48 发表 2 [' x2 ]4 t2 ~5 n) x# T% h
10% is not a big deal. But there are holes all over Edmonton, I don't know where the money goes.
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发表于 2007-5-10 14:31 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
原帖由 sujie_alex 于 2007-5-10 00:35 发表 0 X' A6 a# ~& n# @2 T6 h
政府趁火打劫!
. ~) o3 p& g! ~$ q: v, i一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!' ?. y$ G4 @6 c) c9 X7 P  }/ h  B
更可恨的是,收了这么多税,市政建设却一塌糊涂,公车的班次不增加,道路上又都是大大小小的坑,太不要脸了!
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This is the worst Mayor I've seen in Canada.
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发表于 2007-5-10 15:04 | 显示全部楼层

回复 #3 Zee 的帖子

Your landlord needs to collect it from you to cover his loss.  Eventually, pay by you my friend.  Also consider the increase in ETS bus pass.  I guess we should fire the Mayor and his council.  Do not vote for any of these people again.  Too Greedy and do nothing to the City.
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发表于 2007-5-10 16:06 | 显示全部楼层
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发表于 2007-5-10 17:15 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
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发表于 2007-5-10 19:12 | 显示全部楼层
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发表于 2007-5-10 19:18 | 显示全部楼层

kick the mayor out

原帖由 火与星 于 2007-5-10 20:12 发表
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So BAd mayor. Put him down
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发表于 2007-5-11 00:18 | 显示全部楼层
同言同羽 置业良晨
Stephen Mandel ----Son of B*i*t*c*hes!!!
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发表于 2007-5-11 04:32 | 显示全部楼层

支持政府早日出台这个政策

老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
现在爱城的放假飞升,也导致房租高涨,看看下面这个帖子:
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5 z) X+ v1 L4 W* u, |; C房价涨的这么快,很大的因素就是有人在炒房,还有很多盲目的购房者。出台这样的措施,可以有效的控制房价。财力不够的,就不要拼命卖房,这样只会帮着房产商太高房价。
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发表于 2007-5-11 11:37 | 显示全部楼层
"we should fire the Mayor and his council.  Do not vote for any of these people again.  Too Greedy and do nothing to the City"
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发表于 2007-5-11 11:51 | 显示全部楼层
据说这个SOB的mayor自己有几千套 mobile home, 他可是房地产疯长的最大收益者!!
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发表于 2007-5-11 15:27 | 显示全部楼层
同言同羽 置业良晨
Edmonton的市长, Alberta的省长. 我一个都不喜欢, 怀念以前的.
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发表于 2007-5-11 21:37 | 显示全部楼层

Can we go strike for the increase of Property tax?

Go to City hall and Strike ask for fireing mayor
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