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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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; }& ^( i( @1 q; Q7 ]8 @* PEdmontonians 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. ' P/ ~8 a9 I1 C: F5 F
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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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- K# H. ?. }' r( T/ ^- @' s: u"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. 9 }# N  J' P1 t; V( S5 [

% S4 K+ H; K" \" ~" O4 |City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
4 n4 O, K! M, g+ ], x"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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# O8 R2 l: ]/ [) U- D3 QA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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"There's no question costs are going up," said Coun. Michael Phair, who conceded the tax hike "may very well" be in the range predicted by Mandel.
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Coun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. + r* c% i) H) @+ @* A6 H
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The draft budget does not come out until November. ' i2 h# d( O' y( {" t  n6 }
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"I'm not looking for a major increase next year, at least not too much more than we've already approved for this year," Hayter said. - v$ d! e: g! u6 H( o
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"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. 7 P  P; d1 e2 q* Z% I* p% 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. 0 y- o" o; y" R, K8 N
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"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.
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$ q& x% R! [7 U  s6 ~4 fHe 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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9 k1 H/ o0 c3 A: Z- R- v: _4 f"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. ! _1 V3 R. `9 r. |  y
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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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The average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said.
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& {( [: _$ h2 R" ?2 I& {; _6 g- S+ Z. RThe 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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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!
4 ]4 v( p# q3 R% T4 [一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
+ _& \3 i1 [- u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
1 Y- `5 f- R$ B5 F4 u; Y7 t% Y10% 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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# o* ?' Z/ x; q4 Q$ [一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!* O8 Y' ?$ L, K# 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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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 6 H% p* [% p; y# ]- 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:3 z0 e- x1 l0 S. p5 E+ Q2 G1 _# x) K
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1
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6 Q; F4 k6 i& O3 S- Z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 \4 T, X0 u9 @& g$ q+ u- t; B
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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!!
大型搬家
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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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