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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 hike9 L( `" b, j, L2 o3 Z% n
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Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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; }' N+ E4 @4 Z8 x- v6 P  ZEdmontonians 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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2 m7 T6 c2 `: {. I# a5 H* \. zMandel 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. ' U' E% T7 l+ a$ h/ z- N/ D
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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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$ C, _' i; Z; h9 X9 hCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
6 ?, e, F* `" d& O" Y" N+ g"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. ' f5 H, g% K6 G9 e) R0 A

9 e+ c3 E; i# V* [( R6 `" w8 r3 G"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. 0 G. F, N) l+ N5 `+ y1 ?/ A" d; _; f

7 b9 B0 p& ]( R" o# r% D! Z8 M1 kCoun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. + [+ {$ x& x0 Y! w7 r0 e" J* D
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The draft budget does not come out until November.   f/ ^5 I' u3 s! B. Q. |4 D! o
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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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" P$ i7 p& {8 X( F- b7 a7 B"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out."
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$ |! J- {  a9 uMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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9 \, E) A5 c9 m+ J, L) UHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. : k7 X$ Y6 G' S3 J: |

# W9 }, }; ?2 t7 {( ^# T"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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  ~3 |6 `, ]3 u3 K: C+ {Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. / T; O8 [- Q6 m; Q3 \4 P
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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.
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# W& y1 t' @7 ]- y. D7 o8 n"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. ) e+ k0 E( w5 J; Z

3 K2 `% C- N/ o5 x: @6 S"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." 7 S1 Z1 u+ b9 G% \4 z3 V2 \0 r
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The average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. 5 X+ Y5 l' T$ J( {

$ U2 n2 k3 ?% W) VThe 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!1 e7 l5 G# b* C3 s- M" u2 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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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
% x6 r  z1 l$ {6 z( d10% 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!
$ L. R7 ^* G0 T' P1 a7 u4 }+ {5 [' 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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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
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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:
' x& ^' p- v, W1 Khttp://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1
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& x1 z$ r" n0 S0 {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"6 `( u% ~  B: P! P! W5 [
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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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