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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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$ g. L/ p7 m: W& P$ sThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet. & S) r, e3 m, X& b
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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. % h6 J7 T+ R" P' T: f/ [! L( T" P# ~

5 T+ ~8 X: C$ j7 k5 ^, ]- TMandel 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. 0 x  L( ?# \: M

3 k" b" }' P* N* |4 o6 D5 a4 {6 _6 ~"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. % J) k& U& p3 L5 u( V

) T5 E6 S1 \  [City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
; m9 S) T. `4 R. g9 y"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. % ?. J& k3 }7 c( a: j

" t2 o- u9 E2 y6 H3 dA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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5 K( m6 Q3 Z, s$ ~* y* g% v3 T/ g"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. ( Q. f( B1 l# {5 a/ `2 j4 l! Q
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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. % A4 K1 B2 v) b  {6 x4 n1 Y7 _2 S

" ]. M: d6 B% H" _4 g/ v6 eThe 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. ) Y6 i4 _! C9 H3 J

& p8 g5 X+ u4 j* I% J2 T( t"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out."
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.   X8 \, h6 a6 f
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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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"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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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. 5 ?, u0 ~3 k0 U- l8 T% q+ F
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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. 6 h+ A& ?( ~6 o0 X  U

5 e: E2 @4 a2 j8 n8 E* t6 s"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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$ G3 d( Q' z+ SThe 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. . u, l, a5 _5 R2 E" V

! h# I9 q# G0 YTax 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!
* ~+ Q/ h6 }& ?. p( W4 I9 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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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 - _+ x! \- E0 z
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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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!2 h% {* d7 S" ]( 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!
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! ~- F7 w4 i* [! JThis 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 # B2 k( w, S$ q( Q' A

8 i3 C% B9 [$ N, P. I: u: ZSo BAd mayor. Put him down
理袁律师事务所
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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:
3 k& f4 G8 V- `% A! j2 [http://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"
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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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