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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& q$ ?! R% _1 a7 I. K2 U0 s
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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.
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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. ! W3 r5 d; G2 I9 y- m$ B9 J$ g
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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. . w2 a  u4 N5 e1 {) Z
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
$ y; `  B$ f/ a"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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. y4 _7 _% _' JA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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"There's no question costs are going up," said Coun. Michael Phair, who conceded the tax hike "may very well" be in the range predicted by Mandel.
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( E  ^- v9 U3 ^- B7 `# ^( ?+ ], N' eCoun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point.
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/ a6 p8 H/ M8 G4 OThe draft budget does not come out until November. , j6 z9 C& A$ v

7 y9 g5 b2 N' f- B5 F$ ~! A9 s2 D"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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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." / W1 B1 s! |5 @# g

: ^' l+ d$ m* ~. eMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. 7 p% F6 Z2 a) k2 c

' h$ ?. W0 x* ^1 N; F: k  Y: MHowever, 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" X+ L! I4 H. m) W' Z# t# l"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. : |. }. F( ^- B/ x4 Y' z
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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. 5 m5 Q( l7 d6 {+ A4 w% O0 s( c% V! x

! _( x! ^2 R" \- K6 i# |1 UHe 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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+ W' x& o7 K/ D) S- q& p7 @"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." % w- q1 t! q! _  V( K
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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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' d" |6 T* Y0 ]4 uThe 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. ( s, `0 m0 }2 b
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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
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
, p- k. b* z8 n9 J: Z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
$ P2 z. v* R( R+ {  k! 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
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* [$ q6 d% g& x- }5 E3 n  w4 f一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
2 C! d- g, f5 T8 s, B  }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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7 i) T4 o' x, t: J( g# gThis 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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! `$ V' K" j5 n9 ^/ xSo 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:& G, @( F( e' E4 `+ Y
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1" N9 e7 Q; W  W+ G* {
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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"8 A( q; |& M) R% @
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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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