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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 H( M2 Y6 h, V# YThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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. `( W9 ^0 p4 ^# KEdmontonians 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. 7 Y4 d* A  s7 V- X  z  I! b

" }% B9 n1 P0 ?' t3 _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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- Q" m% o' l* X5 o1 F0 r0 vCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates" B4 C. O3 B  R4 ]3 \5 d! L# E8 [( a
"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 $200 a year.
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# o3 e- U$ U3 s. s* Y"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.
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8 P9 E& i  K& J  W+ dThe draft budget does not come out until November.
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6 [, b1 G' T% ~. O+ Z"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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, m3 y% {; {; A7 _. n"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 2 W1 ], G4 N# W) L" N

# Y* V: C& T- v" x9 lMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. . b, e2 f5 |- N  ]$ w; v1 Z

8 b" x6 K" v2 o' z5 N' tHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. # Y, X* t/ ]4 s& m

# H& x2 V' Y- x: C' b8 d; n& `$ y8 s. N"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. - d: q/ t% I- b" ]

7 D3 m, p  z/ }" \+ }+ u3 N6 BScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase.
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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. 6 e- N! t$ F$ ?+ a. Q

* _0 u' `6 f& B( Q- ]: N6 D"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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, a( M; Q" L: ]" A; A"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.
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+ x" i: A! K+ I, }( nThe 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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4 k% M- B0 D* a3 w! l8 FTax 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!
& P2 t8 p5 [0 A一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
/ m! @; U6 v* X" G: I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
& V4 f* ^! Q) t2 {% A+ z$ z3 _$ Z10% 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 9 g. q  M! F1 _) T2 E" _. L' {
政府趁火打劫!
8 p# ^# ?2 u6 {- a一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!+ T! p* O' L# h% d+ M, k: 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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! J1 F. O6 v2 p3 ?) v( ZThis 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

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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:
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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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