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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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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. * x3 l/ x$ Q3 m' w  x! C! f: u# W3 X
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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. % c$ Y# @4 D2 _- i0 R
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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. 4 w! W8 C& ~1 j2 d/ e/ v

: Z6 `$ i  w: K8 O: DCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
/ m9 a  @. g# g  f"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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* I6 B; M5 y* NA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. 7 J' ^, {  F- w# L. e
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"There's no question costs are going up," said Coun. Michael Phair, who conceded the tax hike "may very well" be in the range predicted by Mandel.
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Coun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point.
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The draft budget does not come out until November. . }% M: U/ [4 m9 Q1 \1 B. w' _# j
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"I'm not looking for a major increase next year, at least not too much more than we've already approved for this year," Hayter said.
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." + w' _0 {4 M- R# C
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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9 F5 [# D1 o1 P; D8 mHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. ( k6 ]$ u3 x( V; z& E

' j( {4 p, [9 K) X8 W"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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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. ) O9 x3 a- s' \, _

6 ~+ e; o2 w3 D- y3 D) hHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. ) ?; u; B* l- t0 v

; |" Z4 A# [% @9 A"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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2 l2 X( {2 _. F"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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; S: E, g; ]0 L9 b6 HThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. 9 u  w& ^, v! V  e
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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. ; K! B$ b9 W. x8 m

1 A/ U2 t6 w* Q; f2 }. O1 {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!
; I. m: j& j1 R4 w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
理袁律师事务所
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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 / f8 T5 L% Q' ?  \
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 7 F8 _1 c4 Y9 ^  c
政府趁火打劫!
8 o  H6 `( c* O4 D一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
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( r( b$ O$ Z3 N& J$ EThis 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 + g) ?6 @) z; b* Z. a- J4 q1 f
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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"+ C9 e; {0 K8 F9 _! X% y
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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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