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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 hike4 m. p, v0 D/ _/ R  m) o) t

& x* W3 N" W4 G. q/ r) mThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet. 4 Z* f4 s* t# Y. b/ ^" k" v

( Z+ x: l$ b& t, o: s4 I" n. a$ yEdmontonians 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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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. 3 f9 N# v1 k3 j9 p8 N/ ]

) C1 j  x; s* x  F" M% ~"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. & |! D1 i- [5 S  @
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
/ f: e5 C& H) S$ M, R; [! g5 H5 p"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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4 y0 z' ~( B; \- X6 zA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. . x: |1 g! i) v/ Z& |2 J: F

$ v4 C, A( n1 I5 f0 K"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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8 A; K; q7 h6 QThe 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.
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! h- R( Q0 _5 Z7 X- t% i9 C: J"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." " _0 U; A  v' H: m. I" S, x

( v' P- y5 V/ G! B" u* ^* J' OMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. " H. e7 G+ v; O5 |8 n; k1 t3 X/ N
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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.
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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. ; U# u* L/ M$ Z; c$ O
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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase.   f/ q# ]. ^  Z4 n4 d( f9 t( ]% ]
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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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"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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; S. a# g; T& C$ n, n/ {1 T( K"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." . h8 ^0 M" `; U  A, a' |

$ J" `. S$ N2 ZThe 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.
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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
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!8 ^& r2 y! R% k3 Y$ @# Z* 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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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 }3 _! q# i, F$ E7 K) t4 n10% 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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( B0 l8 k+ V8 f3 ^: q0 V' \( K一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
# r4 T: n" }$ z' f* 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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. z# o8 [) U& J% }' W- pThis is the worst Mayor I've seen in Canada.
理袁律师事务所
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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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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:8 Z( w+ w8 Q: t  M5 r
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"
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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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