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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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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.
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, Z; f6 |" T! h$ VMandel 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. 7 M1 Y3 q3 F+ F6 d

5 ~" U2 D9 v4 [* W1 ~- BCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
+ `! A. \+ j3 y$ U"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. ! I! f2 c2 e0 L& _, H8 l. C1 ^" _4 {

* ?9 ]; K+ z+ K, K& i" R4 p: C+ {8 ["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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: U% P: J0 G3 SCoun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point.   H  A1 S, }$ g! z3 U

1 D. s( ~/ a/ t4 B( a- BThe draft budget does not come out until November. 6 R3 [- B* R. c

" K0 G' @. J9 n; L& [6 j"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. 4 B9 W) V- y  Z( L1 h3 W# m5 i' K
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 1 o  ], Q$ @! ]9 v
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. & o( \# B  _( l% W0 t$ D$ c

3 |5 A' d/ G' F& YHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. 1 N( k0 K$ {" F  H# ~; x4 a

* u* ]# |) M8 V* f! |6 R8 L"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. 0 b0 w. G" D* @! D  G5 I; }& D

) L3 l; T$ D* X6 g4 W, bScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase.
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4 c+ w; R- ~2 ~/ `' B% m, T6 JHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. : ~% J( e$ Q* `/ M
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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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; j% ?0 G4 n+ [& D2 |1 O+ `"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.
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# H' o! ]1 q+ g- w- y- [0 K) uThe 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. 8 k! V0 ?% V( Z' z9 y
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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!
( S1 v+ H* M: d& S: |0 W: z* D一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
  q# m/ T; z3 j) 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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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.
理袁律师事务所
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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 * b. n/ B# A& G  O* v  f& m1 [' B! s
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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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 # y5 I/ N- B& T0 X( f* Z$ F- W
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
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8 x5 ]8 V' v5 j4 [2 lThis 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

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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
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 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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0 }4 e4 N& u% T( FSo 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:# k0 r" m2 q2 Q$ N, q8 s
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1( o8 Y. X& [: I/ U+ A
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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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