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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( D& z$ w! K8 q% P8 t; H# W

8 \8 Y* {7 o( v* G+ W- _Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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0 H: q  K0 j/ e) Y/ QEdmontonians 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.
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2 j" _1 j) l' M! A" Z"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. : d3 i5 Z7 J; E( }9 U  y7 ^# q: A* I
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
0 A0 N' ~) b8 g  z$ t% X$ c"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. 1 [* ^4 N4 Q8 u3 g2 D7 x
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. 3 e' v' K' d! T' v' T" m( C& [( ?, l

3 B+ @/ F2 K" I7 o6 ?! O/ X4 ?"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. 6 G+ G0 J! \  P) ?! A! C
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The draft budget does not come out until November.
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. [( n( y0 k/ r  h"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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4 V. N6 e* `3 O3 F"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." ( B( O. V2 y( n% K& E9 e
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. ! o( W+ l- f* `6 T* `9 k. M9 }8 I

' p' Z$ g2 J8 Q, K: EHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks.
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! b1 }) V8 [4 j" F"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. 1 M9 E& Z' P1 r9 d6 b% `

6 c1 ^- l7 h3 C$ z! CScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. * ?6 o% C+ z% `

+ V  Z$ S, S( x: gHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. 1 w# K0 l9 I/ D2 d$ Y

6 a6 H  {0 ?) D5 L"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." $ _: C  s( B  l/ @# [& Z

. s! U  v7 P" K* M7 W* L2 nThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. " I2 ]7 W& w$ |# H( f% {
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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. 2 N, z* ^5 p6 f5 b0 F
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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!
2 x. _" t5 a( l, S一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
; O% c2 I0 w/ X8 Z$ B" M8 y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
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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
! l% m1 P0 i+ T0 _5 u  P- M' b% g10% 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   _* }# D) A8 M( j! {. D
政府趁火打劫!
. N% N- @: b7 D' C2 x2 S( o9 _一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!! [% X; V; T, i- V# m; G- 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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( o8 N2 Q/ T( B& \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
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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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& j& {2 T5 p0 S. q2 @; D" ]% P* SSo 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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! u4 [8 x: N5 I! V+ X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"6 W5 j8 ?; n$ O. o: t
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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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