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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. 8 J% V/ C& p  ]' K

1 S/ [$ a" e8 }) N* PEdmontonians 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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! w( s3 ~8 s8 RMandel 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. % M5 J  Y% a- Z

/ [' @3 q9 r+ Q- V; Z: J"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. ) Q0 r, |! z* z4 j5 P3 F3 n

0 f4 K) C; T" `0 z1 U( A. aCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates, v: S$ c0 \. x- _( u# s+ h
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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/ b7 O0 l. C6 L9 Y. XA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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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.   Y+ z4 Z3 Z. L) B3 y2 S

. }& M* k3 `+ w8 W) ^/ `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. 9 b" K1 J% i  ^  O7 L

! ^5 G2 j; e/ p"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. 3 J: O" b7 D4 C$ O6 U  \* a4 u1 R; O
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." ; Z4 |) d1 o8 T* D% c
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. 7 k- b0 n" }! z0 r; E" [) W- ~

4 X6 Y: L* ]! L: kHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. " j$ u& |9 ?/ y. n" j3 O' f) F
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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.
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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. $ D* V3 F8 N8 l
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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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, @/ c$ @+ x2 R1 D! t"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 B, O8 M1 L, x9 {The 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!5 I0 X5 q2 Y5 b2 W8 ?9 m" d; U+ e! 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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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 V/ `( U! V5 D) L1 q10% 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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9 ^- D) T, {5 G& W, a1 w一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
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" r' X& x* \. o+ k& D; 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
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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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( T7 i: f) [: l& i" [  ]$ [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:
9 a7 l1 U+ Y* shttp://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1- T* l; N  ]4 s1 f6 G9 L: [% M
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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"0 Z* s% O. G  h8 Y- {+ O9 w
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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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