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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 hike2 J* U) {, c( Q! T  S

8 F9 q2 x7 `+ `! U; n* @/ s0 MThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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8 u& P  Q9 I% A& p% AEdmontonians 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.
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7 J1 M$ _0 b' `  C; {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. . ?8 |. h8 a% Q5 B4 S! V
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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. * W3 F4 g0 Y# O
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
: p$ R5 q1 C% {% M* P- N"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 $200 a year.
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"There's no question costs are going up," said Coun. Michael Phair, who conceded the tax hike "may very well" be in the range predicted by Mandel.
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/ o2 a& E5 N# r* r4 F. xCoun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. ' E3 a& i: ?& d$ K0 a
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The 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. $ [5 h, g* c. p) i& a$ G

3 y! R9 ]! }, X/ r0 T: m; ~% l"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." + I4 n5 ~7 X6 w: [

7 l0 W8 ?/ }! p3 r0 e8 _Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. # c' ?3 j3 u$ T/ ]9 R: E0 ]# p, v
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However, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. 8 v, ]  x8 g: n0 c. V5 ?

+ [$ Z9 ?6 D! O5 U"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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5 F6 y1 O2 V' G+ ?% k6 `9 BScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase.
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) V5 q9 H* u* z, mHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. & X" I' }. W( u; P7 c) r8 [$ \0 E

) L1 \) Q9 C  @0 T. {+ k" c# U) v"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. # v3 u+ t, i( r) Z& i2 l- C5 E! X+ D
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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." 8 u0 e- f5 L. B5 n

( m/ y4 y; C2 v5 g* NThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. : F$ C3 C) o8 Q9 c: S4 u- r

. [( _8 j% U! F! o" N9 B6 s5 wThe 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.
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- h7 C/ u! h& g% hTax 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!2 l3 M, G" O1 v+ e" 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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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 . V7 k0 j0 s" d8 y! G+ F8 ?, [/ J8 d
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 ( G+ P' T: b4 R/ v( C
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
. _8 @0 g  w/ N, S& t4 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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  {. n) V+ M+ ^1 iThis 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

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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 ) V  }' B# u' x; V! w( v- d$ K
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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:
) O" R" u% i$ T: C3 F! j2 [! o# D* `, Fhttp://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1
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, v( B. i7 K  X' Y$ k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"- X0 h' \; m6 _" C
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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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