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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 hike1 b! z- v6 D* j. z  H5 ^0 l

# u7 ?( T. {8 _* x' B# @Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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1 f) F# ~0 P; VEdmontonians 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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5 x) W% K, i8 t* @9 l2 S# ~/ ]2 V' KMandel 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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) p0 w1 Z- `- G/ f7 J3 l"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates5 Z1 l# v3 R' I- f0 L# A7 |% O: F
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. " Z; v& d6 \/ s: f2 j$ J
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. ; R) p5 F+ M) t1 A

0 }3 R7 L0 ^, S; 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.
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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. ' g4 {! ?+ d8 {* J# y- r

3 \' H% U, P, J) H; o0 c: UThe draft budget does not come out until November. * W" ?! e' k% Z1 Q# ?4 c3 N

9 l/ H- D2 {* b( T1 m"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. 4 ^$ i2 M4 W( j1 k3 d! D# `/ Q
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"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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* e. o3 d$ h4 v% {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. * ?0 P: u* K$ U2 w# d

6 @0 Q( C% q; D5 |Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase.
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% p+ m; U4 v% b( n- gHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. 0 J0 X4 I$ F# U& j( a. a; N
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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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4 O, U' j5 }/ W. r& ^4 e"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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6 |5 E% C+ W& k! ]0 NThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. : I% \: x3 `+ N, J+ G, e
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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
政府趁火打劫!
( e" F5 l) T0 B9 _; g2 {1 j+ P+ O一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
4 a9 f  }6 F" t2 L; D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
2 o& C' N( o% x: l2 h; R6 |$ D' J10% 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!
9 T9 z2 l4 ]: J% l* ^3 m5 u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
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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 9 B) h" p3 O$ g5 E

8 a2 F  N" m- u0 fSo 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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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"6 x6 |1 P% p5 a- R! g- d7 U5 T
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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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