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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
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Mayor warns of 'scary' tax hike. S, _! u$ k( {, X- a8 \
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Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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; s4 c' k& Q$ Q( ^. KEdmontonians 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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+ ?$ G) m4 P* cMandel 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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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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; J2 e+ |: e! C; {3 G( h& A5 KCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates8 K% D  \$ {* U* ~* p6 ^! |) @
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. " g+ I! y4 ?1 |, [4 R8 |+ i

+ {6 i& I' U5 w3 O3 @A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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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. 2 a2 j/ V6 H2 Q' n5 B! `, b! ]6 k. |
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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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The draft budget does not come out until November. ! d/ h0 l. l- |% ~) R5 P3 l

1 y$ W% ?$ ]2 G"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.   w! x2 B% C4 V$ @$ p4 n. S9 t

$ a  u9 ~4 O$ R' c+ G"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." - ~9 B1 {& Z2 o0 J4 }8 \: [
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. 9 [/ c% E8 l8 l. y0 g/ }' s# X5 h

" O" W* ^  f, N! z& p* Q# P6 ]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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$ j/ c, a& E+ u1 l& J"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. ) q2 U6 \/ ?4 }6 F( v

7 l+ N' S3 ~. s0 N  FScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. / o# N& ~" v4 V2 U$ v. `
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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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6 ]/ r: o* \  L1 s4 S$ J"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. . f  O% u6 e1 w  _3 X' I
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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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  B  R. h8 A- G' T6 d6 f( W  B( y! [The average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said.
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7 a' x$ |. h/ G, _, P( S0 `8 v. Z9 M. TThe 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. 7 c2 }/ v( o& \4 ~

7 O: z1 y$ E0 ~# n- ATax 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!: D, \6 B3 b2 T8 x/ i5 \
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
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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
7 [, S" ~1 q0 A4 ?7 ?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 1 S' o. z! B5 e8 J) E7 J
政府趁火打劫!
/ E" P' y1 x9 p0 I; X' c一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!+ ~7 R9 u0 A, X9 v
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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- L+ q9 H# o2 l/ E& Q! ^4 bThis 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
大型搬家
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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:
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; Y/ N! h! f' W2 o( W5 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"! T  v( H* O* T3 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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