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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
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Mayor warns of 'scary' tax hike( D3 P8 b/ x+ G6 ^1 q
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Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet. - i6 O/ H5 f7 H" r- o

7 }8 _2 x6 @2 l& e7 |' L1 E, AEdmontonians 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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- y6 e8 B& L, d4 `5 CMandel 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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$ m9 J' Z, k$ L+ t) S6 a) {"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. 6 z) s9 ^; V  }" T
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
  x$ `% {! M5 m"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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7 ^# S2 f; Z1 ?/ S, lA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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5 r* ~3 r# s& @: Q8 {9 V"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. 5 l, l6 t9 V& f

+ o  r( I! _' Y) S; i6 ^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. 1 z5 H6 w' t% Z: U2 F8 X/ k
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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." + e( ^2 u( p" B( Q0 C( J
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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However, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. 8 g. E7 a- j6 {& v6 b" B$ H5 O( ]" {7 b
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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.   C" E# x7 s2 D! U; H6 P6 P

- n$ ?7 K# _4 B$ dScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase.
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3 ]7 Y7 J2 T4 R4 f$ F& C# f5 V6 UHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. & n1 ^  O% e3 T0 ~. d) a

% I* A4 S% w6 |: F"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."
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The average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. 8 m- {8 i- l+ m( a$ ]1 W+ X) Q+ J6 D

* {" k, z1 N' c  |  ~8 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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; y0 S0 e$ K" u7 b6 _1 I5 ^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
政府趁火打劫!
+ K! v2 Y0 b, ?1 i% X3 }一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!$ v* }+ J0 b/ ]0 W' p
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
/ e) D/ g7 l2 ]5 c3 l+ B) R* C10% 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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) [* E# o) [% j% d! p, ^# m一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!) ]8 Q( T9 R$ N4 [
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
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 2 W/ w* K/ P7 P5 G* M4 Q5 \# R
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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:1 W4 ~6 _4 c4 C% C( a* ]
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1
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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"
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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.
大型搬家
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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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