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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 hike0 Y  S+ ?3 _4 I# Y+ A+ W$ k0 F% `

( V  t  U& q/ {Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet. % F' g. ?( e. i8 }. d3 E' O

9 F' D0 i1 ~2 n6 Y- {) M6 Q0 {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.
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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.
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. ^" `6 M. o1 z1 ~, v"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. 4 D" c7 ^6 d+ V  j2 k8 E/ @

- d+ [5 ]8 W0 ~$ U) S1 `! Y8 c* z6 ZCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
. o4 N( u2 c" P+ d$ {8 z3 q"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 $200 a year.
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' R( H$ o9 y" ~& I; g# [! d! o"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. ) k0 C+ |+ h. v/ s  `7 e  ^" e

! O* ~; ]8 }* o0 [4 hThe draft budget does not come out until November. $ P$ a; \( h1 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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"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.
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However, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks.
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) R3 S: g9 J  \4 E7 {0 w* 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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/ H$ _, C) n6 O' r5 ^: t' m! 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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"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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4 j6 L& C% [9 q/ [/ ~* U2 E; g3 d"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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. V+ i& A! O( c1 f' W- I) c- aThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. 4 g/ T5 ~2 F4 J$ V/ ~

# C! o* ^% m0 c8 I/ }4 r$ kThe 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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' P' `4 V' P7 VTax 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!" {3 }' H6 B$ k/ j/ 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
; ^  c5 L2 S* p. Z1 u4 w9 r10% 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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9 W% o3 W# A- M+ B4 e一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!6 U4 I, q+ h- 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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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:: g$ w  Z$ t; d6 v2 S
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D18 i! I2 r- l( s7 m2 J4 _3 c' [2 j. ?

! y' A$ j# F9 R# `; _$ f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"+ ~: C% q" J( N: x9 @5 j/ H& t( L; \; e
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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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