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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. . ~8 K4 A8 B5 M1 X+ k3 P1 ?! \
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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.   H1 F( r0 u* \( x' d3 v! O3 }

& [  L/ I( O2 M2 s/ B$ U. lMandel 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. * r6 b$ U) q' F% [, d

2 ]+ I9 }. o  K9 _2 o7 X"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
- z9 S( }2 A2 l* m"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. " o1 Y; R: _" V! Y
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. 5 M) m# E# z! Q- Y3 V' h
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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. ! v+ t( j9 u- s, Q, Z% W
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The draft budget does not come out until November. 9 G" Z5 s* M0 W

; A" c/ v8 S% j"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) Y+ M. |" P  Y$ b"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 2 r/ D, @" \9 n
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. 1 k1 Y/ p" R/ ^! L7 t

/ `; i( T. T$ p+ GHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. 0 L) C- }% @$ a4 X; b3 d/ R& l8 X' k

6 F7 T6 r9 f( B  C  g/ k4 c( a"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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" V6 a# R$ `% o6 JScott 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.
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( ?6 ~. g& e; l& T1 R+ e$ Z/ \; u"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. % h3 q; R7 c$ C. C. G4 U

6 a# B0 C& _* ^"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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# T8 ?! F+ x6 y: Y; V! KThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. # Q/ Y, F/ X/ }: O# U+ N) J, S
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The 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. ( L0 |/ z* D6 s% ^9 _
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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!% u- K5 I' O! f+ b2 ^
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 $ F: g, _# J; k( N" r  i" E
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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. V8 E6 |* o7 _一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!; @" b  m+ y7 ~0 }6 R# n
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:5 b- ^  B* M2 L. D1 M
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.
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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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