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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. v; Z# [) i# j3 ]; {- g8 `
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Think 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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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. / {- y9 g  K4 f) x
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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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8 @7 K; T9 E. o$ |City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates* {* p& o1 m: D; R
"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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9 ~5 T6 d2 L% z5 R, W- F% D0 f"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. ; s. O3 D: M% K. P4 Z

* A% a( H& F  T2 k" c7 u2 rThe draft budget does not come out until November.
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8 D% X% [! u- I' B"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. 1 {: J* u2 c6 f# x; |/ D9 u
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out."
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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9 x1 ]0 n; A! nHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks.
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) L' i3 M1 f' }- {& A. f1 M& ^"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. + |9 u; z% f2 a9 @

2 l% Q; j* ]* G% c/ CScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. 6 E3 V" S  U0 \5 [
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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. # F# ]; U) {7 _) I. x% J
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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."
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0 J3 W; U2 q% ^, e* G- `The average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said.
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, D( c  ?" E4 {/ mThe 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.   G* {1 J. _' t. R: A1 t& z

2 v7 a4 k7 y- Q5 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!
3 X5 C% x3 J" k5 S一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!3 B0 Q' y7 G/ a
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
, L8 N" F- A  \* h8 ?9 ?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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- g5 Y2 _% O$ t/ C一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!1 \5 a8 q' C( \5 G/ L3 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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+ B: @7 ?- Y  G7 U' nThis 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 0 t7 v! H- x9 @
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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!!!
大型搬家
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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 N* O" ]( X+ r" q  l0 Z
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1
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8 a% p0 P( q& X) L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"2 f8 ^1 p  L3 T) Z* m0 n; |
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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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