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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 hike7 [  |& J; m0 V2 c

; X% a' i0 K7 o5 cThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet. ; b5 f0 S" r: i

' I1 Y* u# O% t; O% Y% o$ [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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) Q6 j) s3 _0 GMandel 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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. B9 h9 t+ R/ G; ^& U: E"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. 5 x/ K9 U! l* W

, {  W8 d3 t/ L. p9 O8 n% OCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
- H3 {5 u' V7 o% n1 ?9 M" {" H"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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& L' I; A! \4 `/ F' D" S; RA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. 2 ]: H9 `- Y- C" I4 Q* N8 }

3 {5 w; h  Y3 Z  U0 m1 Y"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. - X- @. u8 b- e+ K* Z
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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.
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The draft budget does not come out until November. - v% I2 L( m% V5 S& _

' ?" x! C/ @, F6 Z' ?$ ]3 ?& d"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. ' ~+ O* F, J1 K* O/ D
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 5 ~% ^1 s: s( B/ o1 V
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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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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"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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0 E  \5 t2 I- h9 q- m" `Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. & O3 D, @# D) I$ V
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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. 0 A( E' ?6 _% U( s9 W4 D4 }
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"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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# T# U9 G5 Z- L' Z& R& d"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." # {8 P) N' H, {# c# d

6 V7 Z1 W- ]; J1 ^, i4 G1 \' r) s# iThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said.
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! p2 S; I5 `0 {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. * q; W1 [+ m- f) w

& v3 F; E1 x* ^- {2 _% x3 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
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
2 b. r7 [  B% B* T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
0 a" n- `2 R* S/ w/ [; X10% 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!3 \9 }7 T4 K# D2 t3 N
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
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
理袁律师事务所
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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
大型搬家
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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 5 P  H1 m/ \$ j8 K, A9 u/ x
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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:6 t5 ?  Q2 C9 q6 D5 I1 c* u. p
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1
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9 y- `: e& f* k, F1 U7 @) b! I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", S" \' B1 D! @- J, _* Y. h
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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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