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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. 6 u+ F: G4 c5 j! K2 h) _

8 Y' P0 }, Q* s$ |' 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. # [/ I; v# D! u3 b

% c9 I  {) r( GMandel 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.
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+ w3 `  d7 q2 _"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. % K6 |% u8 S$ |- j
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates1 L. ~6 L9 L4 Y' `( Y
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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8 U. c; y! P% [A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. 5 f% y5 B2 m6 r. z
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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. ' K8 T% F; [  \" x5 Y& F0 @, D' i4 i
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Coun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. 8 p  Z% V+ j" \( y
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The draft budget does not come out until November. 4 |% w' k+ P% p$ J- E

8 d. S: G1 x7 q+ ^"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. ( N7 W1 l2 F1 I/ `& y" t! y
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." + k% h0 o& g+ \# b( A! y: O5 T

+ |; F' D1 Y6 ]7 h8 f" gMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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5 y- o8 h; v6 p  A1 z) cHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. $ a6 h, k0 W1 y9 i( q2 v, D
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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. * z1 ]' R, \/ P  B; w; L
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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. 6 k3 D0 S5 `" G! t! W  }3 H. T( P
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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. ; Y, N" F2 M1 L5 T8 Q+ ^; [
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"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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1 d( y* \8 M. L; ]2 d! W"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." / G' b5 S, V2 ]7 d1 G5 t' @! |

. i2 a( m1 S. b& X7 g8 Q0 cThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said.
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. F+ G% E1 t- D3 JThe 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. 8 R& M, P: @$ X# n) Q  `% p
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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!
3 c5 H/ w0 s  R5 h% s4 g! B一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
/ ~1 A& j/ M* |- l1 `8 f) ^- q* [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
  D6 x3 b7 h+ W. x10% 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
# X7 @5 P* H: s2 |" s: A% i政府趁火打劫!
# W- \) q' N* H一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!0 d0 ^- O! B5 w& e1 z) P. L! v  x
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
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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
大型搬家
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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   G2 X7 k( z. u1 e7 [; Z6 x

: u) {0 ^5 @! I1 ^; V2 fSo 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:7 k3 l) I& s- _4 K4 {- \# |
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"# K7 M7 h8 H; ^' x9 p5 d& [( E
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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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