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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- S0 l' `- `6 w7 h; c9 F
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Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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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. 2 V4 w7 K1 z' I0 R
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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. 1 t, ?2 K7 x1 f5 a4 j

5 X% E, ~' k* a"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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5 W4 V/ F0 b6 y- Y/ QCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates( N1 ~: S1 M6 D4 b, N8 _
"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. 0 |" ?/ ~3 M5 J, k8 g

' y1 }0 k5 m7 e' q"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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' Q7 c# i. s6 ?& {8 f" kThe draft budget does not come out until November.
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# h$ K% e4 x( x, z) I, X4 ]"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. % l/ b9 j* n0 M  p

% e5 s7 B4 |7 l# b0 p- _- `7 g"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." ) w2 a; O; G- E, w: q

# P8 V7 E' d/ m% i; I5 B0 |$ LMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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1 g3 V, O) w8 n# r+ bHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks.
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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. ) Z! C. a# T6 w

  `3 u3 r. c! _) S- m; C$ y# N/ BScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase.
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4 V& E1 Q0 @3 o( V& bHe 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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"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. * u9 E% M# v5 M( A" H: o
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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."
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1 \9 B; M: V! n- `" p- n5 oThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. 6 g+ `4 ^8 U! }
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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. " }6 S  }% x; p4 S
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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!
% `. h; J1 b1 o6 x$ I6 f. x一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!- T% H: t9 z+ c4 }
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 % u3 [& w8 h; |
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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理袁律师事务所
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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 ; u/ _+ q2 h- s9 u1 K: u  g
政府趁火打劫!
; x# d: o0 O1 q+ N5 A& p( u0 G一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!3 r8 Y5 [( d8 e' t
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.
理袁律师事务所
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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!
理袁律师事务所
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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!!!
理袁律师事务所
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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:* u! ^5 h: j. y; \7 j$ `/ j
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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。
理袁律师事务所
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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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