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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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) {2 c$ [6 ]/ m8 ~/ m: |. l$ cThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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5 k! ~+ z/ `3 u" x" U  TEdmontonians 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. ( b0 r% Q; W4 |- Q
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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. * \. _% u  Z7 _/ P; }- Q

6 x+ f9 x7 U, q+ t& ~: p"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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! \6 l& b, s$ X- i) @" ]* |$ GCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates0 ?6 m  l/ {; S  r: F* R
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. ! W; z  q5 M5 W
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A 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. ! c) J5 z. I4 M

" m1 ^, k4 P# `. ]& j6 vCoun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. % ?8 v, n( v4 j
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The draft budget does not come out until November. " n9 ]  R) f4 C2 l

* D( e+ E$ T: p"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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8 E8 s0 ]5 ~5 c"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out."   \+ V: a1 T. M5 D4 b5 k

! F' P  A+ T2 V  N5 HMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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" \) E. X6 X; t& Q# Q# nHowever, 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.
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$ \' g$ ?; T& A; c; E6 uScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase.
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4 P$ y" r5 U: Q0 C4 ^# \He said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. $ w' f7 h0 q" H1 k
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"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. 0 h5 p! X2 v$ y% F4 d# \: u) M

- s- C6 h2 M" k/ r8 _4 T, u7 U( b# ["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.
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$ B, k$ B# Q( Z( P( U  _: _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.   q  G2 ^3 X  c: p  D
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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!
) u4 ^9 ?/ M: ]6 }一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!1 Y2 r& z- b' o6 g* d# ~) ?
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 ?
理袁律师事务所
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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
- n6 ?1 {" `+ L6 l10% 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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" }: c7 f0 B$ r) i8 ~# c  V  P7 q) g一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!! N7 [; c0 d7 E5 i& H9 @
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
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( s- \' j! L- H4 BSo 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:
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! k/ G$ V4 C. p4 ]4 J* N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"  e: O! ~( @# N/ z
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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.
理袁律师事务所
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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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