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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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. F6 R( N- M4 i" W% k, C0 rThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet. 8 u8 H1 @- k1 l. j$ I( {; \+ Q! q
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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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# N. R+ k7 P$ K3 D" xMandel 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. $ H4 u/ o8 C" z
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
- D( u" K$ H$ z2 Q# @"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 $200 a year.
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"There's no question costs are going up," said Coun. Michael Phair, who conceded the tax hike "may very well" be in the range predicted by Mandel.
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( }5 o2 E9 c0 y  l% o" t/ aCoun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point.
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! q" Z* x' [$ N- d. N  B0 ?The draft budget does not come out until November.
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8 |% n' ~# `7 |, ]  H9 H1 E( k"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. 8 }# K. S6 N$ q& Q

5 f1 C. }7 D" m- m+ q* j"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 0 y. O% A& w$ k( O

: i) Y& ~8 X( Z+ r. t# ~+ 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. ! q4 i2 }2 p8 B% j

( r$ a2 O) c7 `; v  w"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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6 F1 M( E; I" cHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city.   p7 v+ j- R. S1 C8 I% p" p# @9 M0 C

, w* t6 A( z  D! p* {; v7 O" a% u"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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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." ) G; B3 R- T, t7 |8 v

  t( q" h9 _' ^( s+ I. OThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. . i# N, c1 Y  ^+ c. K

3 s9 y/ r. F- \/ eThe 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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  O2 Y8 _" c% ]! _- Q4 pTax 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!
; d% z  l2 [: E+ B, v4 @) v" T$ U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
. }# ~# }$ m1 i6 r4 j10% 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 - v: O* o0 {! ]5 o
政府趁火打劫!
* e) D( Q& T3 b2 q. N" W8 \8 Y8 g一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
2 Z6 L  ~' U5 D4 o4 \6 l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.
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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
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/ p( B/ i" f4 I# cSo 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 e4 v" [2 E! b  T0 W* |6 L
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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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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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