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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 hike8 b0 s9 W1 |. M" i9 v

: s6 N* T# z: s) u/ XThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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8 t/ O# a' w- d8 Z* S$ ^6 }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. & j5 W3 m3 Z2 [0 \& l0 M% {$ M; J

; t2 J" L! u! |/ @6 N8 G; O; GMandel 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. 5 [" G! P$ Q' D% J

4 k, ]+ A% ^3 w0 ?"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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% n% g7 a8 l2 YCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates& |; W! C) i, `: V' x7 f7 R% `
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. / S' H7 a5 D2 `- o8 p
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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/ ~8 B+ a! V( R! d"There's no question costs are going up," said Coun. Michael Phair, who conceded the tax hike "may very well" be in the range predicted by Mandel. - ?5 Y3 n4 Q* a! W
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Coun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. 6 _0 |# w& `8 P& u. v" j
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The draft budget does not come out until November.
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* J2 b/ y% }7 m1 w$ 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& j! _. S/ m' L+ h+ f"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." - \$ I7 T: Q, |; G* ^

+ _9 u1 A- ]& ^Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. 9 v  J. h7 ?- V6 M( E
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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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He said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. " y: H1 h% D9 i1 Y3 M

  ^% @0 _5 z9 d0 }, [$ [9 N"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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# y0 c, {: @- D& x" ~1 G. k"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." ) q. k& u7 H. j. }6 q3 ?
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The average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. 7 }& j& y) m. S1 y9 Y0 a

, F7 r/ k0 N5 {8 H; S, fThe 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. : W' k; u2 q$ e* [! I3 L

0 z, v9 H8 D; l6 nTax 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!
& l& B9 J7 e, k8 F: U& M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
- {, z' ^! B1 p: ]! c2 I10% 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!
: G( U5 L0 S* v6 |; 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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1 G9 y2 q& P, DThis 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 ( }, u+ ^: f, M; P' X( f9 K6 S
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So 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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6 l4 p9 `# l$ D+ J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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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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