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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. - P: b9 B; Q5 G, Z+ w8 |
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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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1 [+ i9 o+ h* y, ^5 G0 ^4 HMandel 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. / G, j9 h6 V8 y  D) u7 T

( V7 }  R! P) ]8 u5 @0 V, H  ["Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. ; _" c- I5 p* V- H9 [6 I& Q
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates( u6 p: V5 s; j( e3 X$ G3 \, W" @6 ~
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. # D& C" S/ l# k& D" j7 B. {

5 L! L) b, B7 W: I# P2 [% JA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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3 k, D" |  I; Q8 N8 N- i, n. C- Y"There's no question costs are going up," said Coun. Michael Phair, who conceded the tax hike "may very well" be in the range predicted by Mandel.
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Coun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point.
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5 z' _$ D. p; j" p* iThe draft budget does not come out until November. 3 x3 A5 C/ d7 S$ v: U
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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."
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5 m5 x8 o# r4 m. f0 eMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. 8 K, z6 Q8 R! e8 w
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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. ! P1 C8 l+ j$ p9 M& r1 [" `

5 C  y5 _4 o2 l* n( X6 o"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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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. 8 q$ S, V: N/ k" W& q

  Z" d) `+ k8 T# i4 h/ W9 f. GHe 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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! x' r- K5 G8 v% Z"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.   D$ g7 L& D2 X& n8 z. T0 @
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"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." 5 J' S/ r8 q; Y% r# ?3 y  D

+ h) a) |2 B' Y2 p: _7 o2 |* |% UThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said.
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8 P9 H6 T0 V9 ?4 s5 L2 h" z% Z/ F: q, tThe 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. ; n  ]. }+ _* L+ I( O
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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!: E) h1 K  m% L1 K
一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
# E2 X5 h" K. M0 r& h$ 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
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
* x. g9 M- H+ N' q$ t10% 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 y8 K. C- ]1 q% g2 j一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!! W" @$ k5 W. q; 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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: V) }( G9 W4 l  ^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
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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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So 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:1 w7 E, |" F1 Y5 j/ s7 X8 h
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1
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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"/ T2 d6 p" U, n& n  u
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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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