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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! G; J- `: t  \5 T6 T! F& r# J

6 y" f7 l! b/ E+ A0 Y; i' @3 UThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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7 G$ V: |! o) }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. " |- T1 S2 j9 t8 V1 w& ?# a/ O

) G$ `9 X6 s' ?* y2 `4 o9 _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. ) [! l  [, ^5 e! r

& h2 p3 r5 n  F8 k"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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4 ?* @# e8 r" N4 H, c) r% H" MCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
. Y" n, k0 N. ^) Z, c& s6 K3 A"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. ( n1 m4 r# c/ x

9 N4 C" {4 n# _( p/ k( P"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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' v  n  K5 e4 M& P4 ^: mCoun. 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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3 {& z+ ^( I5 N  VThe draft budget does not come out until November. . F# b' v* h/ t$ j1 B2 i. Y1 A
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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. ( q. l0 T8 p1 }2 `6 }1 D

) {/ x7 |6 T0 d$ G7 W6 N7 G8 b2 Q$ B; K. K0 D"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out."
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  b$ n" w% }& u( j& bMaurer 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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"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.
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# W, K% `  e+ `* KHe 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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8 N( @. y0 n" T& W) S+ _( e"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. ; A0 b/ S1 x2 z' \0 E$ j

' X9 B7 H: q  a3 \. y0 g+ F"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." 0 J- g& [; F7 I( K9 n  Q
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The average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. . z) p5 b* o1 B- R; F/ J" P

8 b& y5 v  T$ V. T! B* bThe 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. 5 t1 ]# M9 [+ F* B

$ V4 H! x7 C/ O) Q& \* iTax 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!
4 L; A  K* W( Y" v' \+ z) F( b一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
& j+ b4 |$ e1 r$ `: x+ o+ }; i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 6 x$ o' Y7 B" X0 i( x6 X$ N
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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$ ~+ L2 h) W" |3 x5 @4 b7 R. }) T2 `一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
  v+ m$ }* ]6 i! f. T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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/ Q5 F0 G' k7 CThis 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
大型搬家
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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 5 t4 Z& y3 o: N' u( t% N' A5 O. K

- {' Y, G1 r* `5 uSo 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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; D7 }# {( S6 [( h4 Q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"
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大型搬家
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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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