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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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% e4 C4 C7 Y3 S. `# zThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet. 0 r  t  l. `) c, r9 M% |8 G& a
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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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2 s7 G9 `4 }/ I2 B% O"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. / ]( f: P2 o8 u, k
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates8 g; K; G4 o' O8 ]$ j# ~" f
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. - a0 \. Y1 {( N" {7 k' Q4 Z2 p
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. 8 L9 E# V: `- X  `9 _2 h% v

. N. r' n" K0 H4 r"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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The 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. ! e; P- v$ x7 c' U8 N+ U" {' q
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out."
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3 S  ^* i) Z! Z7 H+ V+ ?, e1 v3 l  gMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. / `6 P" W9 ^5 P; H4 d7 M

7 i( c8 j/ d' C" eHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. + F2 Z2 D: q6 J& J( z; K
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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. ) \: T( k, Q. @* Q/ ~

  D2 R$ Q7 q1 Z! R9 J; j4 XScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. ! @6 s+ k+ w' K8 h  \0 o/ g  k
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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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* W$ n0 m! V/ D"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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! w9 m: s& e! v% {& P+ 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. ) u$ I- S/ ?6 Y4 i+ v8 C5 N- B2 z

3 ~3 J# K; ^! C! E- U0 f' LThe 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!
+ E: W$ Y0 u+ t7 Y一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
3 S+ s" s$ f' X* T0 w" t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
/ i( s5 b3 K4 a+ U6 j' O10% 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 : H4 e' n  x6 r$ T! Z; T
政府趁火打劫!
& m9 O. x0 A, A( K' s" r* R一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
+ r/ C0 a3 z6 A0 @0 q7 r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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$ F/ M" }& J& I( F5 m6 d$ U; [2 K. NThis 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!
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 2 l, ^) q3 u- J$ T: z/ J

9 C  g# q$ |: y9 ^! 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:# H) n3 s5 i( Y) X1 C/ g1 f
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1) K" i8 j) E  ?1 x% q, n& c0 S" r  s

7 L! T+ ?  ~0 w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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