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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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  [% N$ \& H0 h$ X$ PThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet. & e& V1 J; w0 N  v" B( G8 r

; v& S9 B6 V. b2 X. p! cEdmontonians 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. 2 J1 e/ g  }& R* r  ?" {2 g4 o
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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. - x& B5 @. L  e9 d( W

: @* _8 v' D: [% A$ _"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.   x' O" ]: ]6 b( b/ P+ a  C" M

) P! n! Y* I2 A, k6 Q4 ~City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates2 B; N6 H: E* e* B
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. 2 G& t' R; F- a, g$ _, V4 H! _
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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"There's no question costs are going up," said Coun. Michael Phair, who conceded the tax hike "may very well" be in the range predicted by Mandel.
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Coun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point.
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3 t1 c. _* G; L0 K" kThe draft budget does not come out until November. / W! g. t* c( J- x
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"I'm not looking for a major increase next year, at least not too much more than we've already approved for this year," Hayter said.
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 2 Q& I' t) z5 K6 x$ n% A2 e4 H
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. 9 c" j4 j. O8 A) U/ W

/ q8 V: n, M8 Z7 T, xHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks.
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4 H, ?* {4 j0 L4 L5 i2 _"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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: [3 E. X2 ^) `" EScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. ) y+ G+ z0 K. O/ ]' s' S" K

/ Z* M/ c; z( s/ {5 O9 RHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city.
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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& s7 O" c' l" ["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." ( m. z- A  A! R% q! V: F

& N- {* |0 b' q7 ?0 cThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. 4 J- d" K1 h) O+ X

' x1 ~9 R7 T2 m0 v3 G* B, @& k+ ?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.
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" H# V+ Z* l8 M0 m. |' x  JTax 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!7 X; u, L% W( c% B7 m  ?
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
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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
. I" v" f) m. o* o3 F10% 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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9 C" @6 C6 g" K7 h3 l6 A一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!! s# d+ Z( y* F; Q' r( E9 r5 ~' }
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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This 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
理袁律师事务所
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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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' W  V& Q2 E% Q+ V  P  _" DSo 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:, {  z- {  }4 M: _4 `1 f" V
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1: P6 F% r( i& t2 K$ _/ \4 c& J

, ~8 w$ b% j+ S& g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"; E4 a  _/ N2 K3 W
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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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