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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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1 B; m- _+ F0 e4 TThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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Edmontonians 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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, |% D7 B, [1 S8 z+ C6 v0 m0 bMandel 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. # H' Z5 \7 y# O

' L6 ^. {/ H( _* P! u# N  \"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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7 [2 |7 w4 s- _) W/ hCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates! X2 J1 u: ]( X- v5 L- o2 i( y
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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, q0 o( [/ S% i; I1 B: ?A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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, _9 t2 d" d. J, `7 b! `"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. * P# ]4 _) o4 z/ k: F' F6 ~

( ?. z  a% d9 s' d1 YCoun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. 9 J7 \( R3 J- H* Q! i, i( v: W4 P

/ z2 w7 H) ]; v" {; cThe draft budget does not come out until November.
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"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. ) d6 S" m6 P/ B$ O
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 0 h: z9 o( h. u( I; Z

5 o% i7 g; z4 W# sMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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# g" |6 L' {! }8 q' K7 d8 [* ~7 u& n& oHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks.
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8 H( [- E" s" K/ g7 b; j' D% J"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. : t3 I+ E+ @) g
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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase.
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. a3 @2 ^/ L# @% t5 `5 R- PHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. $ g6 ^' P) v! o- l7 Q  @) M
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"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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( j2 t$ I( \! x% ?! Y/ D, Q5 f"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." / R' o; c) e5 I9 s
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The average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. : p& q. d' f( R: p
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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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Tax 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!
/ W3 Q5 f; [  A/ }8 K) f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 ?
理袁律师事务所
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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
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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 5 `& J, X0 I9 G5 m3 d
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 . B( p- L' S8 X1 d! p, y, d
政府趁火打劫!
% l8 x6 a' M5 l9 q一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
5 Z9 N0 Y6 Z' w" V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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' V! ^) s3 \% X% y9 j' ^1 D# Z/ d* dThis 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
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 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 % p+ N) m5 Q# t  Z

0 A' q2 ]( L/ f! z6 }3 V3 dSo 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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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!!
理袁律师事务所
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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.
大型搬家
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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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