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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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9 ?0 f; g1 L% N9 \# ?0 t- EThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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$ r: F7 e7 _: IEdmontonians 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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1 J; c- ^  Z8 o# J4 H5 t' iMandel 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. + o; s* f/ O! J$ g: h5 t

  ^2 x9 V) U% g$ s+ O+ b"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$ y) `; i0 t/ |, {" q: u
"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 $200 a year.
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* T) U# B% C! t: p# l! H- ~"There's no question costs are going up," said Coun. Michael Phair, who conceded the tax hike "may very well" be in the range predicted by Mandel.
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; y  Q; g7 `# i8 h' @6 Z$ wCoun. 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. / A) v+ ^8 ]) X0 }
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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.
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1 h; n9 K5 r" @( |4 A"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." $ I5 H. a# k# o; W7 k) Y
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. 0 C4 s$ C0 Q: `/ Y
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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. / o9 Y; I/ b7 r
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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. ) \' U- Q  Z, R) c" R
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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. " ?9 k3 U. @- |- r! r
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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.
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"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. $ p8 j: x. D, x6 D; `: O- t6 x8 Y
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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." ' R* ]5 ?. t1 p

* i9 J. U( T; \- O5 lThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. * v0 j% P1 Z% V! g

; ?  v, z* A/ L' i: uThe 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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% [  H) e' B# D( n* d0 OTax 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!
& f7 g: h0 u! o( l: ?& m一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
. `) Z% t) j8 A- X- ]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
% ]) o# u) b9 d* K- h9 U7 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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# H6 O6 [, L, }& p* H' C一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!. Q5 o, c* @2 k8 C" C) 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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! s( p+ p8 l2 W8 b/ z* N2 I" S! D6 TThis 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:$ D' q6 P' J# s* ^7 C6 D1 }
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"3 h0 E# l+ g# s5 \- f
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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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