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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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Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet. * [# W5 i5 b0 v2 \- z

9 ^& l# N' ?( YEdmontonians 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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/ ^  i- C& V' Q1 O) R6 w; BMandel 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.
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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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: p" ?, S& W0 ?1 `4 iCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates( ]0 c- H+ Y. Y% s# l+ C5 S
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. 6 i8 l0 i( ~4 J0 s0 B

! z6 `5 O/ e2 F* J/ E& AA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. ( L9 {8 b) f* H, V6 b

0 f2 {, U) E) H1 `. S"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. & F  n0 k) h) ]" p  W0 Z9 a
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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. : w2 l" y& Q5 {- n
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The draft budget does not come out until November. ; B4 h2 |& @. x# L
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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. ! @6 G7 a' K9 r% d9 U

# h# l- B5 y% f! S6 u9 g"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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& K: H% Y$ ^( c  n5 D8 R7 oHowever, 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. ! |# F" {: B" C4 U6 U; B  R

$ ]; S8 t1 b8 T8 [4 |( w# y; QScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. ( t$ H/ U, P" p1 s: C* L

, U, p4 @% T, @" X& i* j, RHe 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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* r$ J' ?, B, D/ o* h"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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1 z3 s/ b  i9 e2 r3 w"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.
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0 _  n  X4 |& ?4 O" K  sThe 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. / c6 r8 d$ x% z0 p- \0 u( H/ ^

2 v$ i1 A) ^+ p! c$ QTax 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!/ z1 t! i# w) Y! \/ |
一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!) o: B9 T! f# Y: Z. J/ 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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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 : s# x8 I+ C' n4 m
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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4 {' z$ m9 d$ o" ^0 l一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
" H5 a/ y0 G" g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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' k' s% D# u5 e/ }# N* D, _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!
大型搬家
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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 $ u# a6 U4 A; j5 X% y+ R8 i9 B$ ?7 m

7 T3 R* `* H& y; j" V+ m* eSo 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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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 ?; x& [& Z2 c$ Q! |
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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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