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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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+ U: b3 ?/ T% Q1 k% v2 JThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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3 m" t2 I  P, e* T" I5 _6 bEdmontonians 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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( h- U" }# z: {% \! P& ]: AMandel 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. ' p' _0 p0 j! t) `+ J) r' \+ j  M' y' E
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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. / }) ]% R) K8 M9 S0 B) h1 b* K* o8 i

* y# P1 Q% ?- W: o* F0 MCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates6 d" K8 p3 T! S2 E/ |, y
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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. p" Q& Y4 ?7 y4 U, L. Z8 v"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. ( ], X- Z' L& Z2 p/ G

! T, O: }( V8 n8 w0 |% v. `3 y! _Coun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. 2 C' h; m. p/ d0 T  H  I/ Q) ~1 _! K

- Z& y8 ~  I! B, s* gThe draft budget does not come out until November. " F3 d; D: D+ [; s' h( M

4 g" {6 g8 s% o5 |; v+ g% g"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. 8 f/ h; M9 [% i6 Q- y5 _% Y% I

! w, d( e5 e/ _: A/ y"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out."
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7 Q+ ^+ A4 V' y/ A) {: OMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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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.
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) q5 U  d( Y' G5 L4 L/ [) ]" h"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. ! _# ~1 l5 z( d! F1 s

* P9 [: C+ ]+ m  aScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase.
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3 F  P0 N+ Y8 i5 }He said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. # r; [7 |- j4 I
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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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"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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0 l. o6 O2 [# ~The average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. 2 d7 N0 W& O& ?9 k

5 e4 ?. Z0 d) C, @5 I8 oThe 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. 5 m$ }# I8 q  Z

9 ^4 M# C. L$ uTax 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!
3 [& V- j! K7 Z: G# w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
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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 ' z: j. [1 ]1 |
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
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" D3 R+ f7 x/ C! @! M5 Z% e+ W2 r一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!! p, D+ z5 n% N- u6 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
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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:$ w" S" R5 P5 K2 F# f
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D16 m  A+ z: b5 s( `* i- b
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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 s8 L& I( n. u/ f. v/ ~3 F5 s
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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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