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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* q8 ^, S' E! l7 t/ D7 s; [. `

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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.
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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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% o5 r9 U7 H% p5 g"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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$ }2 W- X9 z: N/ u% OCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
) {0 M3 Z3 \: B) H/ C& q"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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9 L3 N/ K! ]0 E# N, f+ q! nA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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/ Y- W9 ]; r6 ~"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. * M% A+ K) `; f  ?! ^/ W

2 `5 a% J6 n2 \8 k5 }5 @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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' P. @; _6 h( ?/ z2 ~The draft budget does not come out until November.
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4 u1 \7 t- B: o; ]1 ]$ C"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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8 Y4 t$ X/ c# \"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out."
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$ s- y9 X' x& I4 X: x! jMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. ; q8 h2 l6 T6 N/ g2 l* A/ X" P
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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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7 @8 Y) R7 @- l7 s4 D- C3 Z  l"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.
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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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/ I7 B& s+ u2 T) r# }' I+ |* v5 o"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. 6 v! q/ n' D& e6 S" z4 G( J

/ M5 C5 x& S5 b& C. `' U"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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  E: A' T# w+ t* b9 mThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said.
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2 x5 w3 R- Q4 _5 qThe 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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$ I8 C* y" Q! dTax 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!
# L! j' S1 J4 k, d/ O: L3 L一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!" ~0 y$ f' ^, }$ d$ {+ s
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!
理袁律师事务所
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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
$ X* x0 _7 v% H- R; {4 [( i10% 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 $ B1 j. h( h6 k# n
政府趁火打劫!  l* X. _6 u3 z' L5 X* `
一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
9 }$ @0 r% ^% z9 i% b! M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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/ w8 A; B9 s5 _+ Y! R$ V7 b' uThis 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!
理袁律师事务所
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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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4 W7 P& T0 t1 L  }  ^+ d2 TSo 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"/ n' q2 M# E/ e+ k' o, Z5 e
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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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