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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- ^( O; r# Q0 u# ~
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Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet. $ b$ v& \# u* j, Z& d
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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.
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- D% r* s1 V1 M5 h: lMandel 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. % \. n+ \! v' z: L" `' ^' |/ S

4 J8 Q8 D- I% C0 l: |7 l6 k/ n  ?& {"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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( n" O/ c% i7 c6 }$ j5 I9 Z# M1 |City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
+ T( R0 v% [0 _# r"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. " G/ W" F/ C0 c! E: K' ^

; k6 |1 e' f* _6 N& ?5 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. / w* B+ F3 p, t0 ?' J

# d4 r0 ^& {& }5 v! D* w/ pCoun. 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. ( \. k) J" c, B* z9 b2 U

8 u7 C3 b. Z- X2 s) w3 N! ["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. 2 c9 \! d* w, I& F- J- |, Z- o
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 2 t/ l$ d# x1 t- r0 O

% v" G7 S8 T5 I3 i1 _( fMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. 8 L* S* c4 L4 z7 B- V5 h* _- F

3 z. y( K1 q4 s! Y. ~: e$ uHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. . }& q  b5 r( R0 O# e! @! @

. u8 S. {9 {7 u$ u( {"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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+ v, Z7 y% b7 H' C3 iScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase.
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2 ]# ]/ W: T. e$ \2 gHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. : k' k" |. Z2 i! J9 m

9 ~' I0 i% n' L2 A"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. * O/ c  d9 |- Q3 ^4 V  u3 R& u8 W

. x* }& f( Z: o' [# r$ f"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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The average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. 4 i0 K5 N1 H- G6 t7 h: [$ U+ d
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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. ' K9 F6 C% }+ C

6 w' _) K4 q' L& n6 h% D" p/ _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!
0 ^! `8 z, m+ ?2 }- z% s' {: U" Q一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!* ?! O9 \% D/ G! w- I7 u
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   \; [9 w- a9 i+ a4 u& c, p
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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+ U9 B- k& d+ q5 j% Q; m. S一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!/ h( K$ _' b9 @2 K. l- ]
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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( h/ P& s. M# e+ m/ NThis 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 + c: z3 R% Q( l- `
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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:$ M6 h: \# M. @- i7 l# a
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D12 f1 }7 i" ?6 k/ w; |

( O7 d1 U" o! U- b* f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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