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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 hike3 w& Z  `+ _, j- r

% T6 l5 R2 s' t! O, GThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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2 z$ ]+ A% ~, Z! ~. G1 l2 XEdmontonians 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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! ~) E" M7 y( [# X. jMandel 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. ) y& H+ t4 o+ t

5 |# @/ o$ y# l( S. A/ J' o# k"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. ) @- {0 O2 J' x& {, l

  Z! J; {) I& O% p# V1 }City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates4 X/ z/ G0 x+ l5 ^) U( P
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. 7 }! f" z& m1 N  x) w8 B
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. % N# p' A! T$ B, {5 ~* h
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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.
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8 z. b$ |% a1 H4 n  U, xCoun. 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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/ Z9 V' b: [  N2 P! Z5 y7 _: H"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. % |5 N6 O: x4 F7 _

, ?- H" @8 m" G" N  o"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 7 A' @2 c5 G+ D& c2 J+ \8 e: `5 P5 E/ w
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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& j) X& Q/ F! ]) M$ l7 f6 HHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. ! S6 ?  a- l6 Z! P2 x: M- n

5 A! W1 a* ?0 B- A. g/ ^) H# N4 y" e"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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! W6 X$ h# r) a  HScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase.
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* o8 w, a" n1 ]6 M" pHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city.
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"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. % F# W( W5 ^: `: |8 h
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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." % \! h# p( f# Q& \' d

4 e8 y9 f7 e9 p! |, u# MThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. 8 s4 g% f( i5 S1 h  U) S

4 u- ~, N, R- T. @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
政府趁火打劫!
7 n9 z# A0 S1 M5 Q一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!: q# E$ e5 m, w( R4 M
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 ?
大型搬家
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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
* y3 k8 [2 {5 N10% 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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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
6 x( O! m+ t' y  |' g' T. Y0 Z) d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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+ m; k( e' g" F* h4 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:, E8 b$ g  d: h" t( n
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1
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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"+ |9 C1 Z0 z$ Z5 V* p+ _7 |) y5 U
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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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