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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. # V5 J( Y- J- w/ P( `
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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. ( _; z: N# C9 e  ?) x% ]

! E7 R2 t9 Y) Q' S+ y1 }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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+ B8 L. n! n( v9 ^7 w- C"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; Y( k8 h: ^* t
"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. 2 m! D3 K, U/ B9 \& 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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; L" k  ^  f0 R. ~# FCoun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. % m. U, k9 \, `  z

* d! L6 O* _1 C+ [7 PThe draft budget does not come out until November. , D7 h: y2 s) c5 G

. v/ ]1 Q6 K6 B3 m"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. 1 w" C- w6 J; K9 m' R+ _- B

, d1 ~, B5 U% F2 T; o" x/ n"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 3 j1 m1 u5 }  z/ K3 l0 ^; i

. P% G  {8 d/ p% k! l( D0 QMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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! E' A0 X, g; {- c% Z  v& BHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. 1 g6 [' T$ B+ ]/ |9 z3 G# f6 F
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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. , d3 G$ a! F6 M( B* s
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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. 0 H6 T7 Z0 q* ?5 H% k) K! a  P

3 A9 p* U  I! B7 h& o: WHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. 9 B; p/ \7 Q4 r% b; l+ z! ^3 c  ?
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"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. - s* |5 z8 T! L) h) P, C
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"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. ( z7 U) I0 ]9 Z1 M; U; `( b
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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.
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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
政府趁火打劫!4 j: ?! E* f/ Z0 ^& N( i
一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
$ }) p9 y* Y/ o$ I! 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 # J7 J/ V0 U- _  F9 v  I/ o
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   ?* U1 v4 E% M/ Y3 w5 U/ U5 W6 A
政府趁火打劫!
  x9 i$ p$ Q8 ~3 s( S- j一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
% _$ i3 w. c# G# 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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" V: F2 D0 ]; P9 T: P0 ]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
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 * P9 B4 ~6 @3 F( y1 P. k% c# ?$ ~

' d+ |3 }( D# ^2 ZSo 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:  S0 [7 D. g% h6 F' F2 D( Z6 g
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D17 B3 m4 L! o, S, y6 S( X3 M

" A2 u8 L0 t: 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"& |" a; N9 @! g8 X2 o. t6 a' f: h
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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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