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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: D9 T% b. i' h; {/ X" N
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Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet. 4 P8 O' X  ^" Z

2 O2 p* p3 }1 G: T! QEdmontonians 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. " ^: X. e) K. l. ~' a! K: T
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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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' o- E4 L$ r2 L4 a; w4 ^3 f"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. + y- A- b) `: f6 s2 [' ]$ [( D* B7 q

( G1 i4 Z7 U. |2 b7 Q" {; nCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
% H% K6 {+ b0 e4 K0 ~! l' U"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. 8 j  t$ F# O, ?1 Q$ \5 j1 y

* I7 O& ^1 b9 ~. ]8 h) d, l9 MA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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"There's no question costs are going up," said Coun. Michael Phair, who conceded the tax hike "may very well" be in the range predicted by Mandel.
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Coun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point.
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The draft budget does not come out until November. , L0 u$ T1 X( J6 V& u- J7 M) e, @
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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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/ z( S% Y6 V% w9 j6 e' hMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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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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" D+ |+ [6 `8 y% _' |"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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8 J7 p# k5 V- Q+ Q" AScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. $ n8 J9 ~% C7 U( j* m' j% _: l

% E2 ~% R$ A. U1 t5 DHe 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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' m) U# i, K; x9 E+ v3 T"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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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."   \" s7 j2 W4 g: S8 n3 K# I- u
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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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) f" S" `7 Q8 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.
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. T* e/ I. I0 I  h* ETax 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!
, H- O% x9 w) ~) q' H/ Q9 Y. V一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!, U# H* J% z) V* [$ v+ }$ r! n
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 . F2 G8 X! P, R
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 7 W* c5 ]3 b1 S( n# j
政府趁火打劫!  [% e- C- b3 m; v$ V
一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!7 A! G3 {+ z. m! p/ h  f
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.
理袁律师事务所
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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 % p# Y/ N8 A! D; ?/ M: z1 G) q
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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:
; d5 T. M( E& Thttp://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D18 w/ f: L6 N. W" U1 ~% @

/ n6 o3 `- s4 m, k+ b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.
理袁律师事务所
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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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