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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 hike8 f( q, X7 |8 L, ^4 M( T

$ O' u% y: V5 |, N1 KThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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% M& d. m. ~! X+ eEdmontonians 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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- V9 N5 g9 `* ?  a4 W$ j* nMandel 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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) h7 N) z9 m) b/ Q& {% m  X/ H"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) z; S, g' O& n' o: T
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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8 f& ^$ s, |* K, RA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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# M! J% s  z5 o# L7 i: N"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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0 N& i7 P0 {: p6 B7 }" k/ v3 [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.
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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. $ n3 ^+ z3 C& _0 \3 n

; L2 {2 {1 @0 A* ?"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. . C- |7 W9 z6 u

& P) G: G# @# u2 j* C0 ~! P6 g7 `9 yHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. 9 D! b( {5 C9 d) U* f7 e

- u7 _. t2 f8 v: 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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/ A' g. u3 w, M) t, Z4 T0 N# y# UScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. . U+ w' X0 H: T7 q: M; L8 R

: p# ?6 g7 F; Y) A; u0 K% rHe 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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- g; K# g$ j. e1 i* f, `& r"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." ) ~7 x+ b% D6 I) Q% H

+ ^# P/ l- Q$ _: v/ i6 IThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said.
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0 L" }0 e: Y8 x! R7 z1 dThe 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) u5 ~8 _* ~+ [
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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
政府趁火打劫!
" N0 f) E; d) @5 c& h# f5 W一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
+ K) ?7 i# I% w1 W) J/ E7 z# A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 8 x9 d9 M6 ?& L$ [. s2 E* ^
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
; r- p1 F( ?# \( a政府趁火打劫!
( `" r7 ^0 U4 s5 r& t一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
1 V. [# k/ E2 f9 Y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 5 r: ~. x. j" ~/ \! g

8 J, ~  N; g- g9 p; y9 z5 \$ ~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:( a9 n# D+ {( |/ t2 ~( K8 N
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1: x+ |! H6 D1 g( |6 h

" J. Z8 _' ^+ o0 O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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