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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 m8 G/ h9 D( z3 n, P3 n

; d: }; A5 |2 T# b0 v/ W. n5 H+ O( fEdmontonians 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. , C9 I' ]6 g; C
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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. 0 a. Q( l+ ~5 V$ X+ t
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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. % U  F8 @# H! }5 O& A. _3 y
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
9 ]1 w0 ~0 X, c( O$ \0 e# k"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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  F6 s4 c. j" j1 t  ]9 wA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. - ?* V' O( H4 o" j
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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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: e1 Y. D. M0 A, n. KCoun. 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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+ d, T9 }! K* MThe draft budget does not come out until November. 6 M% y9 Z2 n5 `) w/ n
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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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* J" M" h' y4 T, u& l"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out."
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8 s4 q3 I, F4 A3 VMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. / z' j) W9 P% W* ~  E3 G

; C, V. H6 e6 e3 Y3 UHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks.
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, e* e7 ?7 v/ j8 g' C"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.
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' N" E8 C' ]" {  ?! v5 [( v7 SHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. - i8 Q6 [5 M- r+ t
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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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"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." " U/ a; H1 @  I  y$ U
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The average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. 0 c8 f, ]0 j: I- z

- g9 K, L/ J8 C2 XThe 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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/ t& N9 [1 ^" x: ]3 eTax 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!8 z# P2 l; A8 @$ |6 \" 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
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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 + n. g! R- `. m: u0 b
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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" ~# ~( x5 @, Z: b/ Y& l一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
; |# s6 [! t7 }" R- c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!!!
大型搬家
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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 \: X+ |7 v; A# z0 L
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1/ e" g2 b# f7 x/ `+ e+ H% X& I
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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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