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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& {, l: {1 U- T+ ^* @: n3 E7 h
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Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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1 M( X) i4 C5 G& 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. " g5 y0 X+ H3 @

3 e  f0 r: u" J7 u% r8 X  h8 xMandel 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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; C: H- H/ O3 E8 J5 E0 F, n$ h8 z"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. 7 E) m. Y0 n4 _
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
; x; v+ H! Z0 [- A$ g  b"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. ( I; J9 {: F, t2 g: j
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A 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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2 d8 T1 h# n) |; N. _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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+ r( [0 E0 A, S& h+ S8 e1 KThe draft budget does not come out until November. , m( E8 c; t, ~" n- I

. Y  M3 n8 l" W  z7 V* 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.
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." , P6 R$ k& K$ X

4 ^6 R8 B$ e6 _1 y/ mMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. % \$ M, p; @  Z/ ?
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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.   _( u5 H' u' \( J
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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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5 Z. D& x0 O. c$ P: BScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase.
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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. % W$ _; n$ U$ u; g6 E" d7 G" U, k

$ r$ x! ^! h3 l2 ?/ y"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." / x. U3 ?/ `" d5 b& P( w7 N2 r

$ b0 V" A3 z+ l; k* q- s3 nThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. 6 N- ~6 n, s$ U0 a! f

- B* K0 R  ]) t2 r% t. C  L) JThe 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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0 t  h2 t5 C1 v" t- s' P: Y, CTax 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
政府趁火打劫!
9 E2 b7 I% [' W- S: G9 r一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
# N- ^2 N" s1 X' \0 e/ }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
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 * v% b  J/ I& F+ d% `1 u4 E- o' }
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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, U2 l- g$ B4 F. {1 P* L7 E2 @, q, |一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
* I, `$ ^+ W" u! E0 U2 d  u: A& E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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) n" |& ]# w$ Y: ?0 `- qThis 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:
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0 ~7 {+ A" z7 D" W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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