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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. " A4 _9 @# Z6 `$ R/ U

8 t$ S  q* Y& L% |& K3 Y, }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. + o( ]' O: \+ d& d! |2 `/ J
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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. # U) ]0 v5 L1 l" S2 j7 B: V! B1 b

6 C- j* W# ~! h' a) U5 |5 dCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates* o! v1 Q" i) n) j5 S
"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. 8 x) f' A3 ~+ A+ a0 s/ E6 E
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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. $ k$ P4 G5 z9 l2 i1 |/ d# `

- \( g: ^2 H% V- yCoun. 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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$ w0 O/ N" D# S. o( J% o. _"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. # f0 j6 c- V' E( G) \

( b: ]6 M! z6 z* H* M( t% ]"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out."
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. 6 r/ m: X& D4 t4 f
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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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( q" }  R" B! K; T: T7 c"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. ; C2 }2 A  k% q  a/ B1 o2 I

3 H+ }' W+ o" lScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. ; h1 L8 [/ W8 d& @

9 Z9 c/ ]% Y  c2 A) WHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. ( S! D2 v* Y+ D. B- z. N
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"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. & g# s; A5 @) l; u

. o7 f' M% J; b. v7 Q/ `6 f"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." & Q! {# ]/ y. _" e3 K
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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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- V) A( |7 X: X0 f9 R5 Y2 |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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( ~& n& {( O) T2 [/ C- cTax 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!
! i2 u' O: g6 U3 ?! [一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
% [, O, K, {* V9 k) h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 0 Z+ W5 Z8 q* T# x6 x+ ?5 l
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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% f* Y. H1 ]2 A一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!6 Q2 N9 K% f6 \3 A0 e
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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- V0 t- O2 [; u) H9 }% x7 BThis 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
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) S2 {5 s# \/ Z1 SSo 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"6 z3 l- c6 U5 C1 n  M3 e  F
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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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