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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
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Mayor warns of 'scary' tax hike! R) o' L% s, U) O% d0 o* ], b8 Y$ ^
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Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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9 s; N5 U" Z' E) B( w; }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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* M0 z4 `+ v4 U. `$ C. L& T, L$ iMandel 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 e+ L( K& b) d; Y* o- B- O# U) G
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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. + @$ T8 D% h" q; T* F7 ?

# @8 C: t) ?5 ]8 g) Y, zCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates5 l, L4 w  `( p8 _
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. ! Y0 v# T2 u% T/ W$ b
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. + n# t9 m# n- A
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"There's no question costs are going up," said Coun. Michael Phair, who conceded the tax hike "may very well" be in the range predicted by Mandel. 4 o% e: i( `) Y/ N" y" y
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Coun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point.
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The draft budget does not come out until November.
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" X) L  x2 J3 F- r3 Y7 ?  E! |1 p0 H0 V"I'm not looking for a major increase next year, at least not too much more than we've already approved for this year," Hayter said.
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4 h- e$ E- T  w. |3 E) l% n"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." . r' p$ H- Y, N4 _" P* v
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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" I% K4 r9 }; s; A! K6 i) D$ MHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks.
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1 ~0 |$ A+ D. P/ ?* ["We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. 9 ^4 l8 R1 \3 b0 q+ h0 G* k

, v' i1 D( t1 J3 @7 nScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. 7 q4 l: `/ Y$ h' P

2 C1 z; G) E- {" R  FHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. 4 @% m- _1 F1 g" M
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"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." 1 A! O7 x1 s9 V6 k" G

- o) j+ x) u0 P* pThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. 4 K4 M* d, v! z1 j" M/ V
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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. ' f% l. B9 Z9 h4 _* e, Z) m

  x! k( ?- x! f6 R2 DTax 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
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!: |. L; W7 T& D4 @2 Z
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
, R" K# ]( N8 n$ O3 e5 Z. M. c! O10% 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!: |) @1 o6 Q/ v$ U, n- Q5 [* 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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- z  i. X/ T3 b9 JThis 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!
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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' ^& A" H6 y1 C3 [5 `) vSo 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:4 @' N8 c6 x, \1 N0 J
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"- D/ p% V& z- o9 a' J4 m8 G
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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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