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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.
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- p1 c4 O- ~  x; ]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. + @1 z$ w  J- K7 b1 T

) v: R+ @; y+ K' J5 [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. 8 n! N: X' ~7 A4 X- B- s
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates; Q& z: \2 @* P0 b
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. 7 Z! x, I+ H3 o7 ]3 i
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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"There's no question costs are going up," said Coun. Michael Phair, who conceded the tax hike "may very well" be in the range predicted by Mandel.
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Coun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. 9 c  h# N& G) A, I* a' U4 e
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The draft budget does not come out until November. 2 x0 M9 H0 j: ?$ ^5 Y& Q' a

$ {) a- ~; G7 X( H$ @"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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3 s' m+ R6 }2 F8 A2 I* A. v"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out."
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. ; A8 I2 Y3 d7 ~3 M( C: [$ Q

+ z8 X* \" s& }% W) C+ A4 ?1 HHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. ; v' [" |2 \; `

$ N; V; R) K( Y; _' h: f"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. - K' X' A1 Z+ I5 J6 l+ e. h" o

. j. F& b4 `0 `$ HScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase.   q0 V; s' |3 w' i

' |, @  q5 [% eHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. ( [7 r4 z" c* x' p
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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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7 _2 d" F' O  q/ C4 F; o7 ^* \8 Z"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." # A3 \9 X. H2 m, |1 e
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The average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. , |8 a& [3 w6 c

( I$ l7 X2 t% ?$ BThe 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. 6 w, z/ b  ?& o6 j( L5 w
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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!8 Y- V* r+ G- j0 ?3 u& T6 b
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
$ c% _: c9 _( U1 ]4 i" A10% 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 & q% ?2 V3 Q: C% a$ B# c
政府趁火打劫!
" k3 s5 W4 n5 J2 p" W9 {一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!" \% I# z9 d& ^  j( w) L7 \
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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; M' N. V8 K" l$ ~% 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 : I* \- u- D# O

; y- H" m" b3 \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:
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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.
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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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