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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 hike5 K. [# d5 }! E! v# I
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Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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& ^4 ]# u( n, |2 Y% d  o7 oEdmontonians 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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) f& V! d# n! S1 x, ^& EMandel 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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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. / c  T5 U/ F# X% Z, l
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
4 ]# H6 @8 h+ L"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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2 a7 g4 w& T5 `; NA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. ! y* I3 O/ z( h# ^4 M" X( ~  S
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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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/ i# q9 k& z4 _. mCoun. 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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& ]" d6 n2 B2 r# {The draft budget does not come out until November.
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2 H  ^0 Z3 Z/ b: Y9 x* A"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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# }6 D3 C5 @# `: k  @1 l9 y+ y0 W"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out."
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+ \+ m: L1 ?" o6 c6 `Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. $ V( U5 s. k% h2 K6 O

" d" c5 @; ^2 ~. u1 i/ i+ `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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"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. 5 o" C; r+ w) }6 k' J
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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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He said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. 7 H( z6 f$ T3 S" ]& i( T4 o

3 C7 U/ g0 ^$ K$ I"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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2 w0 g6 m; b5 B4 [! H7 w"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." 8 ~& r' x& l9 S4 K, w5 X4 _; }& J

& J5 z, H% f% K+ y: CThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. / H1 Y/ d% y- \1 M

3 O  `( a9 i, @. _: K6 }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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9 t$ D; o9 R2 K- Q( ]1 ITax 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!
/ I; e- T6 F# \2 l5 c8 B一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!% `  D# r8 s. v# I& W
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 : M# f2 _4 o* g  ^
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 + a. |3 w6 |+ u
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!# G7 d7 z& I, Q9 l3 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!
理袁律师事务所
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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 0 F4 B9 B0 P8 }: i, P- n

' p& P$ F* B8 c6 n" HSo 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 R$ [* w3 V( l3 D' d) K' Q: L% `
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1% A0 C" \( `2 W+ h  W5 u

8 T* m, E- |; W2 h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。
理袁律师事务所
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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"7 X; Z7 _0 I6 E$ S, A2 K' m, \5 V
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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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