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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. , s- V$ V0 ^& e4 j$ `
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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. . K4 g3 H. Z, g* H! t
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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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& N# F3 k1 @! X1 h1 Q  v! ~7 A: o"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. : w* X- W1 h# e" u* z4 O1 B) t

  J: H5 T# N2 w! R  h+ y5 G( GCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates/ `# v. q, ?. O( M7 s$ Q' S  B
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. * p. W: _3 P5 c: R
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. 2 y0 R4 \6 p8 n. @: ?& d
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"There's no question costs are going up," said Coun. Michael Phair, who conceded the tax hike "may very well" be in the range predicted by Mandel.
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Coun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. ( v# H- @$ y5 |. A6 I

' ~; I! }+ _4 Q, y! N- PThe 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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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 3 o: L. g2 o2 z/ H: }

$ F! E  s4 W9 zMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. ! |2 {& I" e% W" e' S+ P

9 v, z" k; {4 RHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. 1 [5 t2 X9 p0 a7 |

) W( B1 I) i- J+ u2 X# e"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. * t9 ~3 `; m, Z2 O6 W  y
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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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8 c8 K3 H* N: D9 i" f: t"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. 1 w" n* W) f" n( S& ?5 A
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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."
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9 t! H$ O0 N' r% x2 P# rThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. 7 e6 y6 A. |3 W' H5 V: V2 @0 h/ |
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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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/ p, w; ?. Z( E& e$ i) A# g& uTax 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$ J% }$ z' I* A* t9 o
一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!" P+ C; F4 V; v4 N) w' 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
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 , |5 m/ O6 d0 d) H0 l& I$ u
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   [/ x- w8 _. V. [( d6 O6 r+ G
政府趁火打劫!
4 Z- W4 Q4 B# @% h. O$ T一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!# ~9 B3 M* k9 Z% w+ J
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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8 v+ W2 A9 W8 U2 B" l. qThis 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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7 z' G/ Q- L" @0 Z% d8 `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:6 b/ P; \4 n) y& P7 O8 o- {
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4 M: X9 {3 e( I1 S% U5 {- y9 ]' C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"9 R( I" g1 \: a! g3 G- |
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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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