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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.
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* J$ f8 y2 n/ u* j% j7 z' E4 SEdmontonians 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. 0 S$ o# E' g0 B  U& X8 P& o7 [0 P

5 T/ ?4 p6 f% w- h9 D. U. j6 `! [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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. w2 n1 ~  f! o( U$ B( D; S"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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9 A# Z1 p# U$ FCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
2 c- c, Q3 k' z- H" u% g% o2 H7 c"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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, u3 a- M* ^& kA 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. 0 ]% c& y- N5 J2 y6 |

4 u4 {/ J% ?; B1 n2 {, @# BCoun. 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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% u) c  G8 d$ o. Q; E9 l7 U- oThe 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.   f" R9 h4 f+ P) O
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." + j, G' x. w2 V) B

7 X4 Y1 u* n$ Y* ]0 o, }Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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# u1 E4 K  Z1 H  [! jHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks.   u7 P3 v& N1 R$ M2 ~
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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. 4 \5 g( _+ }% v8 \- I1 K, ]$ j
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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. 9 |& f# Y# f1 ?+ p# d
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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. 4 O' F# U; s' H. t" D# o$ }+ E
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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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"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." 6 k  g! y" D/ }/ c$ J) b

' E/ E. I; ~6 d, j9 }9 h' r9 LThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said.
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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. $ W& u) h& P6 G" q+ o" ~
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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!
  f' |1 {# B3 j) d, D一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!, w  t  d& ~. H  Z$ S# L/ i
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 ) z8 G9 O+ a: r  j6 S4 a: }
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 7 H( }2 i. R" ^6 o: I9 I, |, T
政府趁火打劫!
3 I9 e- `1 n+ \6 R- J& D一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!+ O' u# j) x+ j9 S/ ~# w
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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! v! {* I9 W( z6 T, W3 uThis 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
理袁律师事务所
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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!!!
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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:
% u3 d1 @' i7 Q3 vhttp://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") {; N" X! ~( y8 R6 }
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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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