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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
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Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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5 O, M5 ?  h" y, \" z3 {8 iEdmontonians 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. ; l8 _9 U4 J, y/ ^' r0 c

7 w* y4 d- \- K"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. : m+ }& S  U; B0 F6 R* O
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates+ _* F% }3 l; i" B/ B( [! a+ W0 {
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. ; `) n" k" ~& F4 j/ x( V7 P- i" _

+ @5 q5 F/ O  M( `/ g2 S7 oA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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"There's no question costs are going up," said Coun. Michael Phair, who conceded the tax hike "may very well" be in the range predicted by Mandel. 5 l. D; d, M4 l. O$ _
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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. : C! F5 C' `9 r5 o2 w

; t0 l8 @# Y& c: `The draft budget does not come out until November. 8 V& d+ T- m. b3 E# e: u

! a5 ?* m2 ]. V"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. " i  A& ^) Y; M9 H' R

- c/ _, R/ M* t/ G7 n; M"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." + m( v  m0 ?! D. ^, K8 l
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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. R% \% o1 }8 a, ~( j5 e% dHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks.
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; ?- b2 j$ B+ U9 {" r0 v"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. $ D6 ?# O; I/ d% ?
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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. ' L& S  z% Y1 I0 w0 D/ ~1 S& n

( Q4 T- d3 o! U5 ~5 r"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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! M: m+ Z) n% }5 O( n"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." ( r( b) y0 z+ H2 c* b  w1 e

& `* n0 U* I% rThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said.
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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. / |: ~. R2 m/ j: e$ }* R. S: m& X

: L: a# k4 j' Y: m2 UTax 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!5 l4 x& `3 j2 E# z( f3 i, y+ K2 z
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
5 Z& B+ U2 G& ?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 - T) M9 e' {# v$ w- m- b
政府趁火打劫!
) o# Z" H4 |/ k  |) b* ]一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
. a( c) X) \, x+ V, J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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# L$ @/ H- U" J/ d2 \1 o5 yThis 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!
理袁律师事务所
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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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% {( c  M8 }7 V1 r$ q* k/ pSo 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:, K2 Q  T0 b1 c3 j  @6 v6 Q+ t
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1, Y; f" z! o+ h4 m

. r/ y. J, I! W: W/ x) `, H6 t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.
大型搬家
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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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