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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. & e$ t" p! h9 I# h

3 c+ T" m$ J, V+ o- G. I, wMandel 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. 2 O1 E& z1 |8 ^5 l

6 y) C& T& S( N) [0 f" \: `7 F- O"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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0 m/ a; T7 W8 j! z' Z5 D5 UCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
9 |  l: r6 j5 H4 Q1 ~"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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3 m# H9 Z8 ^) o3 wA 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.
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! m2 e( Y6 x) BCoun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. $ b! i1 C; e/ q+ h2 p' b

1 |( b: M: ^9 L4 \& L6 m/ [2 RThe draft budget does not come out until November.
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; L6 h: k6 W) f9 n"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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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." & e, W# J* m. h" v6 Z

, p8 E) V3 d6 W4 B) s% c( |Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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: Q. N" |6 X" ~) S6 AHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. ) \% p/ j5 I5 k8 w" V
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"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. 8 ]  |0 v. T# E- D  f
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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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: Z5 m( D, }0 i. P/ B& A* mHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. & B9 l% ?3 c3 Y) s4 J
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"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. * P+ t: U5 F# M0 X( x: g3 P) o

( P) Q2 `' z9 g8 N# i- S"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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) d- F) o$ S* M+ V( ^( a  tThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said.
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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.
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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
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!- ?5 @: x5 G$ c, Z  }
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!
理袁律师事务所
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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
3 s6 G' G8 K1 k% L10% 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
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!) W7 V4 {4 E5 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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4 V3 J, L- \; k! v, qThis 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
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!
理袁律师事务所
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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 ; q3 L$ Q7 Y0 b' Y& V% S

" u1 x) S: _+ w7 ~) k9 ~* tSo 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:9 y& z5 l/ R1 E9 X. P! R  F
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1
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8 y. R$ q3 p1 @2 v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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