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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 x. `2 t& y4 w7 Y; c

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6 h. @4 K' Q0 w/ `" Y' f+ iEdmontonians 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. & {- Z) S- u! `  |: f. ]" F& J, f

- s, q9 o2 p% I( l% sMandel 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.   Z! P" N. p( \: f; {

1 x. n) L$ o5 C% P. `% i, w"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. 9 J8 j% ]% V; k" \) j
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
. t: G1 k/ `2 n% ^2 E7 r9 K"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. 5 A/ c& h% l+ J! R; ?" @( Z
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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. - @* t; ~2 @! D* R3 c% l' x
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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. * U' j! l/ ^/ E! B2 A2 a

# R. E' Z7 F# Z3 N5 b+ k6 a+ WThe draft budget does not come out until November.
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+ i- a  g! X4 ?% `* _; `"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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5 u$ D" [6 Q8 W0 K  ^0 c4 Y"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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( I- v9 P* p& ^) c4 LHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. . N( q( |2 h) _+ b8 U( S# j
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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. 1 D! ^  ~6 k0 L* J: s
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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. 3 O, r9 [2 L4 N% U# g2 V. N

! J& t) Y2 _% S0 Q7 [! i4 GHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. 3 G: {+ X* H4 g
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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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"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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( H7 c* G. [6 B8 r( sThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. ; R' f9 G$ g5 K1 u

: ]* I1 `1 q& E1 {3 nThe 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
政府趁火打劫!
0 L$ o4 u8 R9 K* n* x一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!- p' b0 r6 V  i& I9 c) K
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
3 t7 c; O* i( i' z; g7 U10% 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!
+ d3 _) f- v! Q; p( h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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9 ^; l- x9 o2 X2 `  y+ p6 N) M* HSo 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:
0 n- K' B( i- P* \5 Qhttp://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1; U9 `$ d0 s8 y6 t, T. a+ K
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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 G8 b. {, L# o2 y2 ?# r
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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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