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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/ H) X$ Q* Q$ ^3 x1 q

( C; a- R8 F! B+ _7 ]Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet. + y" `6 e. Q% `% M
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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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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. $ }) m3 N$ U6 i2 @5 }1 b

9 h: l, ?5 X& N5 ^' a: W' m0 o& p"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates" H1 {/ s& Q0 N: r+ W( }8 Q
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. 7 c$ u9 i0 `$ W, B5 ]$ m

$ B% r0 w" J6 x( _- SA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. / n; {0 t! [; P( @3 T

) ^: S* ~7 J  T! @8 M"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.
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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. 6 b4 o' n0 G: d  `% r
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The draft budget does not come out until November. - P4 T* p8 P+ j( f0 }2 r; H

& |5 [+ i7 e1 r+ Z: H( w* r4 w, P5 w"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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2 @% w, S! v" b+ m! i5 d"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 9 I. Y; O: s+ X4 X+ Q3 c2 o

# I0 c6 W8 M! t5 Z. _  P9 VMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. " x& ?2 f" u" j! p; J1 q% d# b
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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. ) ~& y. M4 u% {2 X$ U

( M/ o2 e# @1 z% p% D* d" Z"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. 0 Z) @" S2 N1 ?
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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. - C' d8 i: S- R; X+ w4 S
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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. ' K2 [. c- a) k' l3 L

$ |2 D) Q9 \0 }+ Z) S; ]4 i1 ~6 x) ^"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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' x8 [+ O) M5 D. }7 \7 N( @  t"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."
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The average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. + j' Z$ |0 _+ i3 x4 I

7 D/ V% u. d- `' y! `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. 7 z( \+ x& a0 T7 l

- S) C& _) e1 Q6 v. M  sTax 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!
) {. ~* R9 m& I一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
# `( p6 O+ M9 p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
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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 / u0 N3 X# |& a, k
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
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1 |  Z, R6 K& {0 {% v一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!5 m( E# P1 R: y( a& e
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.
理袁律师事务所
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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 % T7 D: ^) f; D# T; v4 P

( t. ^5 v. {# f% iSo 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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& ^$ K/ V, y3 K* R% k% \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"% [, j! d+ M# f$ j, j! |
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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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