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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. t6 j& w, i  I4 m% R, i
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Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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; k) E  K3 G& g" M% b( |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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! ]1 K7 o0 F+ 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.
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3 b8 r/ H& R% W0 Q: X"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. - y- C" [. g" [" {' R% S

  M1 K; M' Y# ]' V; ?5 DCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates+ [# x, [. h, z& I& B+ ]& M! I
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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; i' M9 S& Q( d8 P) eA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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9 T  O% Z& N$ V/ v8 w"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. + j6 n4 P0 y8 w9 V, J' V. d

) E- F2 C- M5 W; X3 g% w9 ?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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- `' _$ E  t7 f' g) g8 XThe draft budget does not come out until November. & S+ S$ ~* k$ @0 w4 r. c3 d: f
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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.
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4 b- K$ T+ P$ Y: A- u"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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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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; f. q7 k: ^) z/ Y6 RScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase.
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6 ^4 P4 i! A3 \3 D; P. ]/ L2 Z6 |He said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. $ g0 d3 h' k1 b5 |  R) N$ c
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"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. , T/ R+ e; F: Q6 P
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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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The average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said.
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4 ]  D, y6 A. ?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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3 @/ h: [/ P6 c: t5 ^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!8 b, `( h0 x1 a
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   D- U  C# u) H+ u/ u
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 . I: _  u' z% I$ |+ B0 a& H1 n
政府趁火打劫!! o% u2 F% D2 u0 B& F# |
一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!. n7 f* {  ]4 ]+ j4 o
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.
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 2 \4 d# l/ w5 M; G! n

) B7 I9 B4 d# k0 T4 r6 E7 BSo 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:6 z& y' I% Z$ A9 m" i+ \
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D19 l" \) W" S9 x0 V1 [( y  O  G
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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"
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理袁律师事务所
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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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