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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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3 w/ i. _0 M! ~/ Y# pThink 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. ! `5 v6 X$ j7 z! `7 V  T( m8 u
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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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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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0 n* |/ y; x! I# F( S( y- [+ ]City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
3 S) |5 O* A' z4 i"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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& Q0 y. a4 G9 F2 NA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. 8 b6 X. h( I: z: z9 ?
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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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" N* ]! {) r- t- Y0 R2 K. jCoun. 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. ' |! O7 z( U- P4 ?5 p4 n

* p# i/ u( T! I' ?1 A"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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; R$ ^5 k: ?( ]# P# s/ [2 e"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 6 v3 D: U3 G+ }6 y) [( F

3 R4 U& O3 ~: `' A: AMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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3 k. E9 _! q) q0 h3 G5 W! }1 VHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks.
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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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' {7 Z& F2 U  S# }9 r( GScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. + N9 z+ i* D! A# u
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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. $ |# f% b1 d4 e; Z. r- [

1 J4 O$ e% }* J% e" M& Q" C  z# W"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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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." ( O% w0 Y' R4 u! ?8 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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( T/ @5 ~" E+ w% FThe 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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0 w% R: S; F# Z" k# I: R( ETax 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!
$ q, A, I4 A# q1 A/ [一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
* n) W) v) g- T6 C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 ?" s; ]4 q0 d' o& V
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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  ?6 u; c' N- `一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
8 c! I: n  l8 X& r+ Q7 f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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This 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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So BAd mayor. Put him down
理袁律师事务所
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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:
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" s2 r( j- g1 A# x9 t; d3 r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", K) O1 S% g' c
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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.
理袁律师事务所
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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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