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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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, W" S- K( B6 P  aThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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. }2 x/ b( ^9 {0 C$ jEdmontonians 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. , t' K' ~" o3 V1 T! m6 W$ U

2 c/ b% U; A+ w9 t" i' {: L"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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7 \4 j' E' j% d/ }City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates9 |6 y9 ?6 I. J' r
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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# \8 }3 L  [/ r6 A  UA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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"There's no question costs are going up," said Coun. Michael Phair, who conceded the tax hike "may very well" be in the range predicted by Mandel. 3 E# r$ t: e8 A3 n

, W. i: `- t3 R8 g# V2 jCoun. 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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9 w, d2 M0 m4 K6 V# {3 g1 {The draft budget does not come out until November. 6 }. N. f, V; x2 ~
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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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* ^! p9 }8 a$ O"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 1 J5 T4 T0 l6 b) d
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. * ]9 p- b4 A8 \2 A

. `( Q5 ]6 |7 G( S0 fHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. 3 o; b4 _. v8 M( j0 a* U. X9 `

0 N5 A+ r, l- z) W$ r' }6 S: ^: ?"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program.   t9 ~. U7 ]& F1 }8 H/ ~! I* D" b
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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. + z8 n" V1 b4 |4 C; \* `

" t7 W; I$ S/ \% d/ o( V"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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$ ?; \3 y3 {2 ^, u"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. - `1 F8 R8 Q& k- @$ C
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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. ' n1 B: G7 o% c4 {  V/ l6 u
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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!
) Z. y/ z1 S; S6 T& v! k一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!. W% M% {3 I" o+ K8 C' Y- i+ 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 6 M3 R" I' r3 W( O# F8 I* `
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 , ]2 ]8 ^6 d  i2 I* S4 D
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!9 p4 f7 [/ k' {: t3 J* 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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4 R4 K3 {  C4 U/ V, aThis 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 / D! V4 D1 `% R

: P5 S- b4 J& x* v! ?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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& {/ n" R) k  r% ^4 O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"! }+ U) z# g0 l/ {8 x- ?6 X5 t2 {
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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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