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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. 4 q) h" [! P" J8 t# A+ l7 G5 z8 V

8 h# N# v% h) }4 j+ \8 k" dEdmontonians 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. : W$ _% w, J1 \$ C3 G1 L6 j

# U! `* [/ ^' ~% \$ N( RMandel 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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' z# r) x& S* u$ ~/ }! c3 a"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. ' f( P" {# p0 Q& N. _

/ B: R3 m! _. B: \3 QCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates7 @" m9 L2 t& E: o  ?2 d6 E# V
"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 $200 a year.
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1 [# k. s1 k0 _. A0 M" [( X3 n"There's no question costs are going up," said Coun. Michael Phair, who conceded the tax hike "may very well" be in the range predicted by Mandel. ' Y3 r, u% N7 {4 V) h  [3 y/ I
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Coun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. 1 t9 x" k$ w' m+ J( m8 s

8 P: C7 m4 a) d; C* SThe draft budget does not come out until November.
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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. ( ?. R9 m+ E2 l5 V

  a/ [/ a) c6 G% S% W8 E"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out."
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& L+ b& q: P: [" z+ mMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. 0 `, X; z0 r# c3 r! ^& @
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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.
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' J7 W3 I1 g2 t# S! J"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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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase.
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, ?& b" d: `, P& k, g  K2 n5 qHe 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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! x+ W4 _1 L, y6 _9 J# E. z  ]# f- W( `"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. 4 T4 Y6 S) u* V: w
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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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, [5 O* [3 L* |' i5 p8 c. VThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said.
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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.   K8 z& V( R8 C' ]0 S! N

+ a5 V- {! R: ~& E: j: iTax 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
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
$ L# x& ~* f+ x- u) Q+ V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 ' W7 o+ F# \  V( h
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 ! s+ x% A2 b1 r) `
政府趁火打劫!
, x7 `$ u3 p9 j5 Z! c5 u8 j6 I一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!. H: d& `+ N0 g+ E4 p0 q- ~
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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( n0 r3 T0 l% ZThis 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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0 S+ ]( r- ~  i+ p* m- @+ U5 {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:
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$ ]! r. U4 R4 K6 q( ~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"
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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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