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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 hike1 @  V8 }! t" r7 }  X$ Z
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Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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# `7 s! H  s- j  h7 n% OEdmontonians 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. + b8 C8 o9 m& m( b( A3 q/ g7 ?% {
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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.
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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. % a# Z) `# \- D1 ^# W; g

; R. f) w( a  k& @+ Z- G; S& A: b: GCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates8 ?0 E* e; [$ k8 Q
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. 6 K; t1 {9 ?4 S9 w
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.   y3 i* ~" k( ?- K
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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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8 F- O6 l3 U5 E3 e8 @; r* xCoun. 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.
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; A' V& P) {5 w% I% I6 H, c"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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- ~2 D7 A) Z, i( H5 o0 @4 @! e9 S; U"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." . J4 M' r" e# {; e/ R; _+ A5 C

; A$ r. f- Q% t: i# k, E( bMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. : ]) b* w, y) `6 j( j9 b$ l
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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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' g% t. u( T* {1 e$ S3 g"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. * F8 N8 l, C, C' Z0 l) L/ |
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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. ; ?$ r# F7 N+ z# n

  G9 `% C6 P  e. k! zHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. ; n" C! E# U* b7 v

/ \0 b: W& X' i$ h! s4 |) }, f"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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2 T* [# {. M" S+ v2 _8 Z  j  P"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." 3 T7 y7 ]7 ]5 b. d& I% \
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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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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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/ g  A. ]4 c% v- S6 k/ LTax 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!
8 _. q/ }( i  U, b% H9 b一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!( K4 T8 w. g+ y4 g& q& p: P
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
$ ]9 c6 M0 w8 {, _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!. P' t" u: ?( t+ @" K8 A% z2 j
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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1 o; j" ~" k9 V0 j8 n7 H9 I* D+ C, hThis 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!
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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 . B3 `' r) A& M9 V& J- p+ J

$ ?' O* k- ~' `/ x1 F( cSo 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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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"% c+ \- s( m- r* k" Z. U2 {' x( C
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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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