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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. # w' L+ r2 ~) j- B7 [' `: p9 ?4 j9 U

& C; Z" p; f" A! r) p3 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. 5 Q# v( i0 d- z; X  W- Z, j$ q

- F2 j" A4 q3 D$ u1 C+ ^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.   R1 @" Q$ {7 n
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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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! F# @* ~9 x) K7 p' I& YCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates( s. n, v! V+ s. g4 E) I: T
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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; ?/ }% U$ o; S" C% r! Z7 A% j  [A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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' q4 P1 |; U4 N/ w"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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/ H+ E  @; c. P# v, Y  U) r+ b/ qCoun. 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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"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. 8 K9 y4 P6 T9 e& w

8 y" p" W) I% v  X2 w3 w"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out."
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7 x1 a, ^1 q- M8 yMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. ' y' Q1 N# z6 m2 z" z4 S
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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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4 b6 |  U; _* o1 l- r"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. ' _8 z8 }$ e& f1 O1 ]
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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. ( n, j, a* H. l. m3 a5 E
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He said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. ( t" J9 E4 H& J+ W

( _4 m2 Y! ]+ e6 I, S"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. 4 u+ Z2 [4 D. X8 F1 ~( h$ T; 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." 0 o- S7 k) }9 s" c6 f8 Z: `
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The average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. ( g* w3 }% U/ v% ]7 i

( g# [+ {1 I7 ~2 p0 D3 pThe 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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5 e/ Q9 H- W* W' a, ]" x$ }) ]# sTax 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!
% ]0 M6 M- A7 G$ T# ^一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
3 @! X& l3 z3 k# 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 " [5 T/ `' x5 r( t) e9 C
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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; Y* M5 L0 _6 C* C8 I0 }一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!2 e- @4 y7 D" t& H7 p- Q
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 % ^. @/ Z/ v: ]; A* w5 F

8 q- K& T$ j/ G0 W0 ]- {) sSo 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:% Q3 `, d0 o4 {! d& G+ L
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"
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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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