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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. 0 }5 q, |" `+ A* M" x1 }
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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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" _+ D% f9 w8 f9 b! a7 z9 X0 TMandel 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. 2 U/ @' \, L8 Q  Q0 D. p: H" z

% b+ A2 h, @, Z( H+ Q$ L% O1 A"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. 6 H7 D; w3 V) C0 x: R1 [* |

) @- [; ~' q: z, t4 Z0 H6 g' sCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
3 x, T0 {+ \$ r+ A& |"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. / B9 \( n% q/ {+ Z% B

3 M0 ~" q/ R9 HA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. + O. H- W7 x3 L# i1 O
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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. 1 D9 t& N! m( v3 b, ]9 j3 ^: C' H2 Y, |

% P! w& }* W0 ^: cCoun. 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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0 q8 m. c9 U0 }+ W  K0 p' Q"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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  a  e  Z2 j# L5 V% X"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out."
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+ C1 Q# k( k0 ?+ f5 W: XMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. 1 W1 y. M" w! {1 L% o8 _

3 N3 L" m' @" w& o- uHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. " O* Q' Z8 H4 k5 C( ^

6 a# x1 B/ `$ \$ @, }& G3 C$ H"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. # r: o; h! L0 h& {

2 c4 {! c) K8 m; N# f8 ?Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. 8 z1 S$ N: e" M! C

% t% W! l5 ~+ s- _. D2 d0 ]He 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. 6 s0 T" m" F2 I+ N6 m8 T
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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."
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: D" t0 F  N' s' D& e! ^0 r8 BThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. , b% r& T. `3 e! S, N' x) N
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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. / [' o! z6 l  w* Y8 G$ J3 w
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Tax bills will be mailed May 25 and payments are due June 30.
理袁律师事务所
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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!. K* T, O* C2 M! D
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 ; G, L' }* S# b1 f
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!( H1 D7 }9 X" S1 ]5 A! L
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
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; ~2 ]( `$ \5 z' k" _; f0 BSo 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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  H8 ?+ J' p6 R$ F( F" p" n0 t" J3 I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"3 j) q4 ^4 L% h* O0 v5 {" t
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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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