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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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% k: J: q! A  p' i! q4 h+ jThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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" l) O/ e2 B1 h8 M1 wEdmontonians 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. 0 s8 ]6 w" \/ k# G' ^( u5 v# N
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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. 3 _( C& R+ g2 m

1 P, j  a- d; p4 ?% H"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. 4 m# c9 E4 S* o: ~. K4 i  R4 h; T
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
& o5 Y9 @* X" q5 L1 F, ?4 J"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. ( T5 L1 e9 V* |, e# U8 X
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. 2 _. C, @( G9 {7 Y
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"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. 7 x1 ?1 a& q% P) c) I) M: ^1 R

( u+ O+ R4 H. }' Z5 i. X  z+ l, W  MCoun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. ! M2 I& v& M3 T, J
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The draft budget does not come out until November. ! X+ ]$ F$ v8 K# [* z" G" x
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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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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." , T- E6 `8 n5 \) C* o, M
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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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! }5 }, q; K6 T5 o"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. 1 F" V6 L# R+ {* M) T0 R9 d
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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. ' Z& ]6 N% X0 a0 N6 _/ E

! A" C* y1 j2 }( p5 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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  j6 H% Q( R8 _: n5 T+ }"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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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." % T8 Y, w3 ~5 O( z' ~" Q

& T+ ~( x/ ^/ A0 v, g- aThe 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.
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Tax 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!
/ r7 ]1 d; y- B, e- Z. P+ {: \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
Sad
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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
2 @6 l$ y1 O5 E5 V, }/ z10% 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 / T% q3 e5 x2 x  ^) E# r0 ]1 H
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
# U* Y9 {4 Q' U" Q3 `2 {& C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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# e4 u' U% q9 uThis 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

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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!!!
理袁律师事务所
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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:" f6 H' |! G4 o9 ]$ _6 G- F$ |' B6 T4 r
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D13 J, L8 o% E8 o- G7 k$ F
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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"1 I! B3 V+ b( A" u( x
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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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