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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+ l# p8 h2 Y$ P# x5 ?2 Q: x

5 ^1 I4 e1 _) Q1 H6 j! {3 `Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet. ; l/ Q  C/ y: Q. i4 u! y- Z7 ]
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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. % j; b2 K' S1 e$ b

/ }% V9 E: r; h8 V& i. B' WMandel 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. ( V" k/ m1 M' ~) d

( h5 n" ]9 A* B# Y"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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' x; Z2 c1 y, i) hCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
; m1 d4 v, j6 y: Z: N"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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+ |+ E! p- `: Z$ X4 ?, m7 y- T$ {"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. ; j6 m- r0 b9 K. h
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Coun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point.
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The draft budget does not come out until November.
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# f+ L2 }/ Z9 p/ W: f"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.
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; j+ V/ e. |4 |+ Z"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." # t1 P8 Q+ J2 u# f
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. 1 J4 J6 I* q) w  B3 K" }5 {

) h3 m+ n& J' q( D$ bHowever, 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.
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4 z" V! a$ M  z% c% xHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. 6 G+ K$ d6 V( {/ z5 g; q: ?; G4 ^5 V
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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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% u9 a7 G) r: u; d"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." - D4 {& ~( x7 Z+ l6 @
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The average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. 5 [. S; ?% m) p* k+ \
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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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8 G' k; ~$ G8 C+ n$ I/ r! u6 o; uTax 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
政府趁火打劫!
: h8 I" Z0 {3 _* Y一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!3 k+ E5 ]; L9 Y6 ?8 H
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 : Y$ I# f  u$ d9 Z. L3 ?
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 ; M0 ]& o8 y+ V/ C" }2 M) B9 {
政府趁火打劫!  R* m+ G: Q7 C! G7 P
一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
- s% e$ ]: O. y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 1 r' C) |2 c: _6 \9 I/ f" a

( ~0 ]: l9 w, TSo 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:6 w; v" W7 Q5 x. [' n
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1$ G6 n5 S2 f2 Q6 T
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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!!
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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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