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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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  l* j$ J5 t0 u. T# h' HThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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4 r: e4 i1 U  CEdmontonians 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. ! ~' b# f$ H$ [; Q
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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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* ]) P: a+ m' S4 {8 O7 I% z"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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! h; H: R3 O% f+ }' q: p+ nCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
9 Q; O( C7 f! {9 B( s. l"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. * n$ J) f, x6 v, t& m& ]$ g5 M* D
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. * \5 N* R/ {1 A% k/ N5 O

( z1 Q4 l: n6 l1 Q# }"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. * l& N$ j6 p5 Z9 X. M; a
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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. 6 U3 s9 F4 V' ?  }9 }/ J

! Z# Z- |3 Z/ ^) T0 j"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. + s( j. K2 r7 r( |

) X. {+ |% I0 e. x"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 0 \) V) P+ I( O: p6 H, e- k

/ d$ I4 R* h  YMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. 2 X2 }; M9 {+ A! f* ?5 ^

# d1 ]" m9 U- YHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. $ y7 F& n; U0 R3 C/ o2 o
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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.
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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. . S# m. h8 O$ m! H) ^9 R
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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. 6 y% c% L7 R9 r4 R  [* {' V
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"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. 5 H2 @9 U* s8 x; v# L. f+ E* T  l# i0 E

) a' E; O9 W" T5 G" E* o  |"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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8 J1 E* |9 u# g9 ?4 O0 mThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. ; R) m" l7 G4 k) q8 o$ G( g

+ V4 P' V; \1 }, z' p8 XThe 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. " k3 N) C! c8 g% {+ W+ B

1 L: J. Y5 ^; g% k+ w  A9 }" ?+ ~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!
/ i( `) W# h% R- y' D' B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
! _8 Y: ]( T- H8 U10% 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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" B2 t/ W: F$ ]4 ^2 m一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
* {6 ]9 P( V$ G% O" f" W1 I8 d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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, P" {5 h4 j/ d/ q* u. q: OThis 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

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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
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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 0 [0 O$ `5 J4 s$ X- `+ A6 p/ X$ t
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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:. V4 @9 U% X' I" }# X/ F% e
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1' O$ P+ `0 S6 K) E2 q0 c
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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"  ^* u; p7 e+ b" B. h
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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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