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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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Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet. 7 z3 Y4 J! M- W7 A& J' H& u

1 o# y' @, G0 _3 I7 s" Q- W( DEdmontonians 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. # B, N# h$ y$ |; I
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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. + Q6 o+ D/ S/ Y* {$ z
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"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- y# \2 P' g: p1 [  W! C
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. : t9 U5 C/ w* f" A6 W

- k1 S( I' h/ W( G/ O9 x) MA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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"There's no question costs are going up," said Coun. Michael Phair, who conceded the tax hike "may very well" be in the range predicted by Mandel.
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$ n0 G( r) N9 _0 ICoun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. & C) v- l% b2 y9 Q) ?" K

0 V1 h$ j- W& H4 m) XThe draft budget does not come out until November.
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+ ^0 i) p! @* B) w"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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' {$ b5 ~* z0 ^* M) P& a) 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.
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  d) b( n( e; X% d9 _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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9 e: X$ O9 x2 x% _! s"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. # o2 `( h& K' W: y
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Scott 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.
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& w; @" t/ l' u"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." : I/ S7 y- ?& i" A; a

' w% p/ ?  s7 Z$ ?! }  qThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said.
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& y2 h  @  [3 HThe 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. & s2 W  b8 m' X( t8 x3 ]
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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
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
4 l" M0 d- L1 x" [7 u4 j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 * g& W% S( I2 I5 I
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 0 Y2 ?- h6 i% T: ~5 G
政府趁火打劫!
% B/ M4 X( L: G- n$ w- `$ o  k* Q/ q: C1 J一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!' ^3 q1 L/ g6 T3 O% @/ C
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 15:04 | 显示全部楼层

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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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3 _( v1 Y  `: Z& S7 l4 jSo 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:( Q% l1 n' p1 B- w, x" H
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1% Q* r5 r! h" J% i5 E

* ?3 J4 _+ G1 u2 o3 C) M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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