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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. 4 ]7 T% D- [$ W6 W
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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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3 i  j8 ]! {3 y" dMandel 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. 8 P% v- C; Y& |- T0 `
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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.   i3 ?0 P; ?( S5 z) w9 Z

( Y* Q* Q9 K5 F% @6 ?( gCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates8 B3 e8 w5 I6 a! J5 L
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. # B/ b  M6 F" s" a1 \
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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"There's no question costs are going up," said Coun. Michael Phair, who conceded the tax hike "may very well" be in the range predicted by Mandel.
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Coun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. % C# V% d0 K! i4 J6 A! Z- N
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The draft budget does not come out until November.
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. E2 W5 e) ]2 u# F9 r"I'm not looking for a major increase next year, at least not too much more than we've already approved for this year," Hayter said. ( ]4 {1 V5 }( L2 Q3 f1 ?9 d0 f2 H
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 9 Q0 I6 G& x1 I1 V
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. # f2 i! N$ m( o6 A1 ?8 j; `. X

  ]  X& k- C# G/ YHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. - J! d" d7 P0 o
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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. & M/ V# i3 R9 S# I4 q+ _

- ^& [2 W* V& LScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. 7 Q7 n; _! Q. s) g# |5 Q: P

. j% O  H4 @7 s: }- d  SHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. " N7 B3 e! h0 l, ]+ q3 X

8 U& e) f4 h$ k"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. 4 |. v& }: [3 t( H$ {' a5 ]

  C. Z" Y. c: A# G' Z6 O"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." " [' d) b* r, K. h: `# I
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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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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.
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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
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
5 }, {/ c; H% u& R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
# [/ g8 t7 I4 S) H# y0 f2 I10% 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!
9 A' ^) g8 M; d& L( Z, I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 % O$ }3 r- K- r3 W; L% N

; Z* p9 P) l2 N2 K' C& ?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:
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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"; E+ B, g6 s) w! p) ?
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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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