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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 hike6 }7 T( W3 [9 l( z
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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. 5 q; q8 \! z! j, K
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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.
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3 ]' X" N, a3 V5 O# A( d"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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5 G# Z6 q4 W! ^2 bCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
* N( Y1 Y" W' f5 M! y% h"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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% n6 V& x. @: l# t& D' `, v0 N  J9 @A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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$ w' J5 Y* s5 U( b  n# w"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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Coun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point.
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1 E% X  h- V  p0 J6 [, DThe draft budget does not come out until November. $ Y: C* V" R" [. D
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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. 7 H0 c& F+ P6 j% Y" O; n
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out."
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; @0 l) U$ R9 d* gMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. 2 S7 w3 r1 {" y% C, C

! k7 M& H# ~  _5 |0 K5 ?5 YHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. ' \' ~7 G! J' [# f

5 r9 h+ W- I( E  q# L8 u/ Q"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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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. ( y( s% A! o/ V) B; P' ~

, v- Z! {* J- m) @/ YHe 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. & z) B: i* m$ D0 {
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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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! G& v& L# d4 uThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said.
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" }. }9 }$ c* W4 UThe 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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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 [3 M, g* t6 v) F- Y5 N2 v* D一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!5 K) d$ G* L! {8 l- g" o  \
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 9 b# ]$ M6 f! z7 I* Y6 R  |
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 3 H' z6 \1 [3 m' _$ B( O: ?; B$ A4 |
政府趁火打劫!
; ]* P0 i: p+ @; V一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!1 P. L; K) J" Y7 t# n7 g6 k
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!
大型搬家
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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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- N5 X( c- g8 USo 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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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"; Q4 i, S8 J' _' G6 K& {
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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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