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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; N8 C( v+ r; N: n2 c

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5 }; K( V8 D/ Q1 l" rEdmontonians 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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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. ! ?& j/ n# W6 g1 L' B% {
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates4 ?6 e6 w3 S4 U+ d9 _; r! o) v
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. * i3 C" J8 G* O+ A8 A* z8 n

7 q& h2 \, D0 p  R4 UA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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2 G1 l- D$ j. V7 E9 d) J"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.
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The draft budget does not come out until November. ; X& F/ O3 @6 y1 R! x$ P

3 F& f" `- ^5 |; Y) m& a3 F"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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# J. Z; I( x/ |9 K8 \"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. ' n! m' W- y# E

2 a, n& V5 U4 l$ j1 a- ZHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks.
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, e' G- ~5 \' I. Z0 i7 q5 l"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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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. & M" p1 [7 e8 X
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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. 5 f- S7 i5 D! S  n0 \$ ?
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"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. ; f4 ^; h0 `8 p. m/ O7 `% c

" e* t, [: {7 M2 [, z- l* x# U! 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." 6 V6 ^  G& S( q7 x6 k

* a/ E' M9 G5 F; j5 p, ?. P. c& Y; ]2 VThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. # R* [2 ^+ B3 w0 x% q
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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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: N; j/ [/ f  @- X9 f" m7 t/ bTax 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!
# L0 l# B: h: F. ?. p( D6 o3 M一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
* B. n; z0 r+ g0 b8 Z" y2 }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 6 s' t. \' L- c% ^/ k
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 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!1 ]; l1 J) H/ ~* _8 l0 x. 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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1 o$ T2 _5 l) PThis is the worst Mayor I've seen in Canada.
大型搬家
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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
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/ i: x: C- d. J% L9 x& 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:: O+ n; f) N$ ^/ O# k6 j
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1# |+ A* M( U+ W0 @: s5 t

0 D+ C) S8 n' m) ~. ~& Y1 o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"* g$ j4 n) m! Z3 Y7 m
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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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