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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 hike5 y! ^1 Z- n  K5 u, Z" T

& t2 o) W: z0 h" h! i( a, fThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet. 6 x0 b( I( F5 Z! [* {9 U" S

3 {1 b6 {0 U1 h1 A  `  G# iEdmontonians 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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2 X% ]; ]8 ^' ^, k9 B4 h: c8 kMandel 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. - k/ W4 C, T/ N8 S

+ g' p8 |; D  ]  }, u"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates9 t: l+ G! i* _( y1 l
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. ! `+ L0 _8 s5 `( n2 }0 T" n

: S0 U* L! q# _" f$ w* z0 rA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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"There's no question costs are going up," said Coun. Michael Phair, who conceded the tax hike "may very well" be in the range predicted by Mandel. 9 G! K+ j# |1 t1 W/ O( \4 q
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Coun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. 7 Q4 Y' n; n0 Y4 H: e8 K
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The draft budget does not come out until November. 3 Y+ E2 R2 }# S3 V! |1 \
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"I'm not looking for a major increase next year, at least not too much more than we've already approved for this year," Hayter said. - ]5 V1 _0 k- @5 C% _/ `2 \
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out."
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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6 `, J2 B8 l+ k1 C1 v- Y. |However, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. ' H1 r$ S9 h" O2 J7 J' v+ O* n. `, J$ N
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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. 5 T4 ~2 R+ \4 f
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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. 5 Z$ h2 ]7 d6 U) L
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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.
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7 h3 ^  a: W  ]. f- W! _"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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) c/ z* A' H% j, F* S* @"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. 8 B1 O* X" d- G: f! i6 D

2 G9 n7 Z& q, w4 }( I6 m# _8 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. . D0 m) u( V& m4 J

) n) D% V3 p$ sTax 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!7 g% W, C. v" O, S+ i# n. r& 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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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
" _! `: _2 u7 z5 u1 \. X7 |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
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
! ^$ `6 j) p6 ]& |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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. g- h! Z; C) v* e. }* dThis 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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1 S/ l. ~* h* c' Q. rSo 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:  R8 e( T& Y- n* {  Q
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1! r& _! O, q; z

) Q* z8 H) j+ K2 s" m4 B, J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"
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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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