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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.
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+ g7 _# H5 d; d  dEdmontonians 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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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. ; D. C7 `- U; E. W% d
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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. 1 o$ ]* n  U$ M- _- a& @; l

" I/ @4 W# ?% @. w( H: |2 Z/ LCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates# D5 ^& g( \& J( D/ v. t
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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, O& Y* I$ O& @& D9 p, vA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. . j+ o% T: N$ C

' H+ w/ g! r7 a/ i$ K+ A# Y"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. # M/ I* i' U3 y; b4 I/ y: ]
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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. 1 V' B8 z9 M0 A* H  h$ b# b% m( _
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The draft budget does not come out until November.   [2 E" b" z, x1 i( |- H) K
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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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- s3 T. m4 M9 L6 j! }/ H"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out."
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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; K' T+ R; K8 MHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. * o3 K/ I* K6 g7 g, ^" w1 A

* x3 ~& @2 E* h$ F; n"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. ! h3 y4 {* r" Z
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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. ) Z! U5 i+ Q4 v. Y9 l4 c

. a. |$ D+ e# s8 K8 N4 `"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. % I8 y' h" G4 }

, x& `! A& y5 r1 U6 q8 _"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."   `, q0 B3 V0 |+ Y0 |4 G! j1 R6 V5 i

) J! H$ F# c5 J& {2 @+ O2 qThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. 2 a7 E* l, H5 `% ~6 w( @. ^

) v4 M" _8 H- M1 N+ s6 _8 OThe 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. 3 |' C) K$ a9 O  V3 ~8 C

. k2 r" _1 z$ T/ l- b, STax 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!" g! @: _$ m3 {: I( N) w6 _& 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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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 $ t1 I+ d, D: e: n3 b1 M: Q# [
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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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!& K8 K# H. F  R2 T; C# f7 x8 E4 F
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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( N6 q9 W6 l  RThis 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 * }8 x( Z& E6 `
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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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) A1 l2 L1 u/ B+ U) \' t5 @7 t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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