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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 hike6 J: |) @$ I  _# e. c6 Y0 B( J

% N5 n0 f' k! E4 z) TThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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) i4 w: G. D/ t+ M: c  P5 sEdmontonians 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. 2 M& X9 B/ @7 S6 p/ l

, |/ @# p5 \2 x0 V" N% g# j"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 estimates0 R! S8 o0 m" x9 b' @0 n: \) N
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. ; h2 V& ~9 H5 A$ A& D6 C3 a

; u2 X1 [. U5 S, D: KA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. 4 @  K& S, [' y! v' k0 T8 R2 _
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"There's no question costs are going up," said Coun. Michael Phair, who conceded the tax hike "may very well" be in the range predicted by Mandel.
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' W! r$ I" o  ?0 UCoun. 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. 1 \* }) z: q9 l9 B# Q& E
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." ( g# S' n% G3 L+ r. g# @; k

% ?$ Y9 L! y" _% B# B% q; h$ SMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. 4 V( B1 b/ b' ~3 ~2 _! i% }
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However, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. * W4 g0 v5 w- p" I2 M4 Z, @- H" z  i

* n( Y2 T$ f! a"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program.
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: y6 ^# R' ?# q" fScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. $ n2 T7 }$ Q; E) T" u( i
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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.
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7 b; H7 ^( l6 r. `) [. l"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." ( M6 d# g0 W8 f6 F: e& F

! w  K  t9 l  u/ rThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said.
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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.
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! E6 [6 H+ T8 z- Y. @% sTax 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!! \  o9 v4 @+ D2 _4 M/ `6 k. 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!
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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 ?
理袁律师事务所
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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 $ ?" m- R% [4 u/ G  G
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 4 A6 Y) k  l. f; b/ V
政府趁火打劫!' t+ s4 m( _5 I5 c, X/ H2 n/ E( {
一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
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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!
理袁律师事务所
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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!
大型搬家
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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 9 g' M1 O" G: U

& E% u8 [7 ^* [9 Z, t4 j3 ?- F' rSo 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:
$ B9 R6 F- y) S( \# Lhttp://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1
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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". t1 V/ t: Q" X1 T2 n' q: p
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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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