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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# B$ \& D/ }2 F' t3 `8 B8 R6 P' J

5 O. T# u  y6 o: Q) vThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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+ Q5 X5 F" T6 h) ?( y- 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. " Z: g5 V+ M: O* s8 \
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Mandel 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. , M5 p+ X0 X& g' Z) ]7 t
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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. & m/ \6 Q9 q$ p  |0 ?! y! E9 U
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
: E7 ]" M  q* z. J" _  X" `% k"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. - x  C0 x+ U7 y  L
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. % S, h* ^1 {. V( r8 j9 E; w7 d

  Q) c' ]; V4 s3 D1 ^"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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# v" c2 x" U$ Y: i0 m4 jCoun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. + m% c5 D4 X& k3 r& @' y

- k/ ^6 E- G1 U/ |* XThe 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.
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 8 f! ~1 l9 t6 w7 p3 ?9 F
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. 0 B% H2 m2 |, {2 l, i) g

- l' N$ q$ R# x. THowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. / G/ n+ o! _$ O" B9 |' P
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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. / H0 y$ ^, w! }) L9 ]' r1 c  T9 Q

$ ^  f) b% M) G* V( t$ O5 ^Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. 7 o9 u! S$ R2 h3 G% \
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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.
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4 D( Z9 \! h0 N3 F"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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0 U5 j( h9 d* t9 `% L! Q"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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) G5 G2 ~9 A. CThe 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. 4 Q( k& V3 _- t! a9 H( U, V5 p, g

- G/ t' ]% y# 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
政府趁火打劫!
) T5 F* ?. j) S" t: I4 C一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
: Y' L: _( q1 ?( I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
. _3 b0 z3 Q5 F; ^% h0 t  Y10% 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
4 q5 ?( i2 G/ \0 I" i政府趁火打劫!
+ ]; E6 c1 ^. W& Q$ q一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
/ A! I  C# e' q; i& [- 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
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 4 i3 S. [$ @# a+ u
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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:2 R3 y+ e! e" T9 P6 z5 A$ e
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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