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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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" H2 ^- I9 [& w4 ^+ G& w( Q0 HThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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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. # o0 f. N+ E; \, C3 M2 ~

. M7 E/ V* B9 p+ j& Y4 }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. ! @& n- w. r- Z# R
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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.   p5 L4 _. X2 M

0 P5 h9 g% }; l6 _City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates7 `, {. ]9 T8 A% E+ P
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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" ]) ^! \- `5 ~! D: i* @, R; lA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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( P" `" b8 f. p' ~2 v3 q* i8 N$ M. m"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.
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The 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.
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8 m# O9 T# B0 X* H+ j4 `" k"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out."
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" t  f% U4 M/ EMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. ( v6 e  N; Z4 a

, B# L& P, L- {However, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks.
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* ^/ c: V0 s5 Q( l"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. 2 M4 A% m2 Y3 c1 Q/ j% Z! T
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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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3 z) J3 w! Z6 x" sHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. " V0 P" N* F- R! O4 h/ v
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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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! c, Y7 r! _: f; t5 b/ |$ ?"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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The average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said.
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/ q  S( ]/ e- @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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4 G3 N& R9 a3 G: \* {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
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!- b0 K8 n) b3 S! m9 F2 y2 B! ]0 t
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!
理袁律师事务所
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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   ]! ^+ y$ Y& d+ h7 R' v& O% h
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 3 v9 R  p, V8 h, B$ @9 S
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
' t* [2 v; t4 R1 L5 b. m. 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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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!
大型搬家
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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 1 I& ?1 @" ?2 u
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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:$ V! L  B7 `5 [; `0 Z; U! A" f
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1
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8 {' E6 S2 @/ m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"3 v" G, `8 `8 N
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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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