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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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0 y$ d/ O  j4 B6 lThink 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. & z! v' S3 s, z, Q6 ~4 I0 w
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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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* f* i" ~# H7 U"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
5 M- i0 Y8 e5 a! o/ J"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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) d6 ]6 {7 m# Y6 RA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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; X) M! H% n) w( i. a, H"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.   b- P; O1 @. J% q4 ]( U
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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. 7 M* j0 [! x% {# G6 M

' J, j2 U& A8 `/ y$ E"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 ]  _7 V  G$ P& J9 L

/ P: h: p! X5 |5 e$ D"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 5 M. c" Y3 G: W& s7 h5 u7 `

; l! h9 {; i4 gMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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! R4 R3 b* Z5 h. l, \. B* l7 l  IHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks.
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; t+ Z1 C1 R% c5 x( Z1 Q, h% e"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. ' S3 z0 B1 f5 J/ H# W# U8 X4 h

; w/ N/ P% d& u( u) cScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase.
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: k+ y2 d6 T+ ^+ I$ YHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. : ?* K5 Y' r' n- X/ R! @$ Q

. c" L. Y& {7 L7 H6 N7 J* M* b/ {"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. & T% O/ q) Q9 t! q  j, g% I
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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." : |7 C- S- T5 }0 S' X. J2 M

# S; z1 o; N7 w5 L% pThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. + i9 d7 b7 s0 d: T3 g/ i( B3 a; n9 F1 C
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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. * U4 f3 v& ]: z) U% o( L7 \
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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!! K6 f0 ~+ B$ i, b( z& _( R6 H$ ~# ~
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
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
  }0 I& ^6 S+ j  D1 {5 N10% is not a big deal. But there are holes all over Edmonton, I don't know where the money goes.

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理袁律师事务所
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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 _; h: P8 O, s. g  ?! ?- t$ M. c
政府趁火打劫!
  v1 y) `/ E9 U* Y: ?一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!( o7 e4 z4 _3 u& S+ U/ K+ v* `
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
理袁律师事务所
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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 + _6 }- k& b: B( K/ ~. [! A6 l
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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:( t, i7 ~& y$ _5 a4 n  X! R8 d
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1
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8 ?) [9 H; J( F1 ^' F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"
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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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