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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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+ ?$ r4 `" n5 S- }5 F7 K# SThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet. ' [' M& W- {/ e9 q8 K* H) s" ~

& m4 c. }0 }& M+ E7 r% ~4 m8 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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0 E) T4 I; R! _# I! `8 s5 aMandel 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. - i+ g' g! G/ k5 g. i
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates7 W& Q- g& p8 M$ z* y# g
"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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Coun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. ; D7 _  J; v+ B, O9 H  b4 {

' k" p; l" l0 Z: P" DThe draft budget does not come out until November.
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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. ! V& m2 X6 H( t5 Z- ^
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out."
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+ e! b% j" e9 q5 yMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. . c+ h3 C; w! m! O+ N
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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. : S4 g' L6 r2 h0 E, n* k! t+ F
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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. ! E  {8 a' {1 K

$ H2 u+ y/ ?1 i2 j; dScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase.
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* V+ e3 Q# M1 f! zHe 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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6 C/ J) G- {- M; b% p"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."
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1 f: |& g) Y, {6 [$ e+ ~" _The 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.
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+ w/ a2 ?0 g% K  w, ?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
政府趁火打劫!
  b+ S9 T8 i; C" t" Y' Q  z9 V一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!- p/ A3 ?, w& X# Y4 a, E
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
3 u# O% D5 C$ ?! {. J8 X10% 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 ( I3 ]4 \, l1 R! @) R2 z, a: P
政府趁火打劫!7 H& [$ I5 s7 V/ g6 P8 O7 B9 t, Y: ?' \
一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
! ^- r0 C4 E' |8 m3 t# Q! P" L7 k2 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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$ j9 o3 j$ y& v  Y+ uThis 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
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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
理袁律师事务所
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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 @* ^( _' q- U4 \# f
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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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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": b  ?; G- F3 I6 U2 C
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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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