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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; l4 C* u) x. }+ ?

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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.
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! M9 l/ v; A6 N9 G3 K"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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3 |* M+ |: g3 Z1 I* dCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates' x% x9 R2 Q9 T$ M+ q
"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 $200 a year.
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6 ~5 Y8 F3 a. t( ~7 S  r0 q"There's no question costs are going up," said Coun. Michael Phair, who conceded the tax hike "may very well" be in the range predicted by Mandel. ' Q) S, m$ ]1 U% Q3 E! Q7 U
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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. 8 S6 s: x4 ^: |7 C2 @0 `( n
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The draft budget does not come out until November.
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2 d& ^1 K2 j( B& |2 `"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. % x( r: ^, o4 L* M# X4 D
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 6 ]7 h& V/ X- n8 ~; J

8 g8 Z5 o! h3 ~( A# o8 X* O+ VMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. 5 K) R* q7 m9 V6 f" M
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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. ( _5 f$ B7 C/ M
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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. & C2 p- J$ \0 P

+ S7 A) H$ G$ x: `' w: z+ m, XScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase.
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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 q2 u+ f! n% k+ ?" `
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"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. " d3 K! K8 d4 x+ F) X4 p

( F) `$ t& E3 B. l( h/ V"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." ) Y/ O' @) T7 c- o* F' |
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The average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. 1 R+ {- [7 S# l' ?5 Y

$ |. ?6 ?6 t2 h- j) qThe 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. - `. R. @8 v) q  F; f3 J$ R6 R
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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!
2 A" g6 {/ R& C" Y' m) d, 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 ?
大型搬家
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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
理袁律师事务所
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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
# v) N' f: X2 Y4 V8 L- w10% 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 % }" _" q6 D& M$ G, t
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
  y8 v# \2 O9 [  B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!
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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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% y+ v1 m/ j7 V0 V1 mSo 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:3 g5 m7 d1 ]7 ?4 K5 z9 {
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1
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0 P* S. J5 a/ a# O) _7 N! `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"& i3 {/ X) g( O; }. u
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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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