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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- X6 @% ?% N) D6 `$ K- Y

, X7 I2 ]" w: h" U/ DThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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* A" W; _( F& ~# }. x9 d) ^) 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. ! c+ _( ^  J0 Q8 V

6 X7 J$ X5 \) ]4 L# q4 c1 L3 D! k"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. & |7 Y# o1 L6 I, B4 U! v
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates. j3 S! \1 S' n9 H# q- i
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. 6 v# Z! @) J( a, ?3 n
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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& y* M4 m" t  m! [. u, G; K"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. + c& n3 ?7 ^/ c/ K* R
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The draft budget does not come out until November.
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  {9 e1 c% x% f! Z"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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' S9 s6 W0 h. ?* }& L/ Y2 }"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 6 a# F! p. V" o3 }
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. ! L7 R. [% S/ ^' P; e* Y

  z- x, x4 N0 U* x$ tHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks.
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, a! I" e' ^. `"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. 6 k1 X5 d0 ]1 c5 o! A5 a
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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. $ r- x- q& X% l4 l

9 s5 l& S& M9 ^6 LHe 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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"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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/ C8 y# T; h. \' T5 M' {The average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. 5 T0 O* S3 z+ b) u/ }

7 @, ^3 O! ~/ R# YThe 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. 6 O5 Q9 R) r' c

3 {. K/ b: Z) D! f/ ^0 I; STax 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!
  f# h2 w$ I; I3 L9 a8 }一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
$ u! L5 e) @- M2 g- {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 + t8 _0 f+ P' r% ~9 G9 E: A7 x1 t
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
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$ i0 i7 m% F1 d8 L) E一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
1 u+ T! Z% d. G" x8 s/ s* {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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. z/ ~! A6 i4 B' P1 vThis 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
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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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5 W! ^+ }; `( ~, |0 S. }6 USo 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"% v/ H% ?5 s) r4 {  h7 {( _. ]
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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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