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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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  p; p, E0 i* M# M6 |+ B" BThink 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. , O7 k& x6 U( j; X1 }( e
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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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# T* t$ y3 `! q$ v"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. ) l- I$ C8 M* H

+ U6 u% L) O: k/ M9 XCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
# M* q' t# s+ n$ b& Q8 C, h2 c- k9 N"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. % L. V  M3 L/ y
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. 8 G; _; V8 y1 i! h5 E

+ C, h6 a5 M) d- o. V2 \"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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9 ~( _* z$ ^: R0 h8 e1 v% fCoun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. ( A! Z( j& E6 e2 C: K

' W) ?" t* P$ X% E5 |The draft budget does not come out until November. 9 {  P" c) x+ ]9 e. E6 {
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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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8 b" w2 x; N& ^: o( p4 S9 m"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 9 U+ b- {/ u" g2 o

* l' O. N7 n) C" V8 z( FMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. , H" A" W# j3 y% D- w( K: j4 I' [
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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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& f8 A/ A" i+ z* S. l. Q/ o1 p: Q, j4 N"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. , m; v* P- \; ]8 o( p4 L
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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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He said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. 7 W5 |8 [) L1 ?4 c6 q4 B( @

6 `- z# f0 G8 E% |) _"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. , g2 n3 f& q9 A1 T, s$ G$ m8 T
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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. & q  i: r2 n# [# G) E8 r2 K$ V
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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. - ^- R% X3 c  F, o6 @
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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!
9 S2 V2 T7 V1 d! c2 ]一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!$ K4 E- E9 z& M' g0 Q) f" 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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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
9 t, S% A- O0 u; D10% 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 ; z0 f) ~- J9 a0 i
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
; _1 r; G9 Y0 l) O$ T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 ! y- j4 K! p; m

: d: a9 ~( O% S. Y' x# _& A: WSo 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"* v: t& U. A& p
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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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