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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" g3 i2 F* s% |( |, Z% C
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Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet. - u, r4 J: i9 F' l
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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.
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, r& |. ~4 W( a  f4 I) [  VMandel 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. / X1 Y; r7 A  `$ {" q6 Q1 _/ p
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"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
" H0 ?+ K3 o2 [% p! X2 n"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. 0 L) n, v5 {2 I, ?7 H, x

+ \7 }1 A* u1 @3 k$ L, l1 IA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. / K& |7 Q: @$ m3 J+ P
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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. 7 `+ @3 o8 y& i, V' R7 c
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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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0 [1 u" O* }$ h3 ^2 KThe draft budget does not come out until November. ' j" z: N( E/ c! f

! E. A# }' O( I: J" M. o  |"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. 0 K4 N) a5 P9 Q
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 3 i5 M$ A- P! k5 g

8 J: s" G$ f* F: y  n' k$ c, SMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. * t( P4 C6 A6 x; `
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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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"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. 8 N1 O% r& O) S4 I  [

  X& C4 w% d, yHe 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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: r1 _5 i5 h1 i0 n! d"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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/ X8 D! V2 w# G# l9 X- \"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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/ L4 `% j0 y9 e2 L; V) I7 FThe 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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3 Q. W$ H3 P. d0 x! |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
政府趁火打劫!
& K9 K6 \+ Q) L9 I2 g一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
2 K& J7 A9 @& l( N  k/ O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 1 `$ ?+ W+ T% E- Z* N
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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大型搬家
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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 - w2 P. `, a$ ]: s& w
政府趁火打劫!
  J9 z5 T( z- I: F! C- ~0 d一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
7 x) D) z( d4 e2 m2 e# T" m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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6 L2 |0 F3 `' UThis is the worst Mayor I've seen in Canada.
理袁律师事务所
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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
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 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 5 w% G  G# x9 B+ Y' w
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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:' |4 S% k, n8 x8 v, ]$ a
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1# V4 {+ n. f& K4 A# l

& x+ ?' K) s, H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") n9 v' s+ R/ L3 |5 J! B
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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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