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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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Think 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. 9 \. d+ M. _# o3 r& L
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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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$ Z+ A' ]& ?+ {$ U" K3 Y"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. & R& K: b5 S  N& }

# W: B# m$ [2 r1 d) u0 v# W$ b% hCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
, Y4 n6 P3 {7 z, [+ c"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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+ E' q0 O' Q' ^7 N* W! y% }A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. & {, R) x& R; v$ }

, J, J/ ?) K+ W- K" P1 b; f"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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4 {- `( h+ s2 @1 M: Y- dCoun. 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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1 _6 F' P! j6 KThe draft budget does not come out until November. " n6 J7 a* V' [: s7 y2 \$ F9 K
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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. 6 N5 J3 M; k# z

7 ~1 F# S1 s& ?# I, u"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." + K0 W$ x6 l9 s1 y

- g+ J$ h) i/ J5 h' J( w; ^Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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$ q% O/ y  w& h+ T7 n9 W$ f2 eHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. / z( B/ {) W6 Y+ M  G$ N# y& i9 ~, s. Q
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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. $ w/ E4 c  N: g

: c- k. a1 B# `3 zScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase.
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He 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. ( J, S+ R/ r$ u: {4 W

* ^9 I- z# c$ F, j" ]: H( g"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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# S3 \6 W3 [0 z8 q. 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. ) Y+ o3 X* R- G8 V3 B/ A, a& m

  n0 H- }( s  b/ C; P3 VTax 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!
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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 $ k  R6 f1 W' O8 E7 V
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 9 [8 P8 O: X' C9 d$ V. r; ]
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!: S/ g; j: ~" V! M
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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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:/ C3 {* K! u& @9 m' @
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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"/ P: d9 d( S( u; t4 Z
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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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