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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- W0 Z- c8 R" @5 C7 K* K7 c' h7 b

5 T. i4 W4 @1 N+ }6 UThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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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. 7 N2 u% D1 H4 n2 k- s# U
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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. 9 i$ h: c. \6 o4 R2 Y+ _
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
- q/ U9 Y) [2 g- }% ^"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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/ B7 A3 t4 H9 `/ z" _! v* ]A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. * c" P0 N/ R% t7 V( B2 ?3 b* s

8 v* b* m! X) \4 j: g, L3 J"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; q. @7 n% I' M. o6 c8 E3 I

, g/ F+ F' ~3 D5 X0 jCoun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. ) \) E  ]5 I/ o) }# Q
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The draft budget does not come out until November. 7 Y  w& I5 e1 N. V( V* j. p$ \1 b

& m% z- p( q; z  J% q"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."
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# Y( H: |* ]) y7 y* WMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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  T6 v; F+ w/ O$ S& b$ XHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks.
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' E# |/ q0 R' T* P, J"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. - i- _9 k' W0 h0 ^
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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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' W3 R- l5 E7 T! Y0 Y) m( c; Z- m' AHe 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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& B, S& ]8 c1 w/ G  |! C( E# C"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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5 j  X8 F% D; v) H+ m"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." . k3 N- b0 _+ R: f
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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. 9 K' H2 b( A7 i9 H' O9 q% j9 K

6 Q; H9 \- f* \9 qTax 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!
5 d4 ^: z* }0 V6 ^一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
' ?; P8 N+ r% c9 m; a& k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 1 ~  u, `6 S1 n2 k1 P' ^, G
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
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!/ Y. B: @7 D" 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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6 w) f0 n& n8 Q" E) A6 IThis 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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6 _: R5 @8 P, G: q8 f& kSo 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:1 @/ b8 t5 v: l
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1' \* u3 u9 r1 g" [. k" `

+ H# d: k2 M$ T5 J( x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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