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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( C4 V2 q- T& P
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Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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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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& p6 s% v+ f% d) jMandel 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. ) D/ j% Y' }5 ^% Q1 w

8 Q* X" q$ I6 B1 j/ X1 DCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates9 b; m( J( ~5 f% j; Y& M
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. 8 `8 J) z+ @2 h$ v

/ Q& U& N& l2 J  K4 Z8 OA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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' d. P8 U6 b' Q"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. + @( F1 ~  G7 m: M* g! z  _2 ?

1 k4 r# \7 _. l$ Z! vThe draft budget does not come out until November.
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4 `8 E: {4 F2 t$ v1 m"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. 0 N, W( C% f5 V4 \  w$ O

6 h, O0 {$ x7 M, U$ P"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 4 O) p2 k) J6 b% G

6 I. x3 y9 b& RMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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* V! p* L3 T$ @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.
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0 Z2 a8 @0 @4 [! VScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. * i/ |- J! {9 U: O  r4 r5 ?

9 T* f9 \  w2 ~8 iHe 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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"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. , I# w; e' ?5 K4 q( K& {& |( x( A# I
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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. 9 q. `: }. @: _. U; |0 W- o

0 @  X# U* ^* T$ O' O# f# y) GThe 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.   e0 i  A4 h$ r/ E2 Z7 s
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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!0 a! \" p. e8 ]* Y( V
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 8 Z' b  V! z* t' |
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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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
( p: V( B6 a4 ^% X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
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& c$ ]: z* k6 Q* e- \3 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:. e$ i9 `; |6 s- Z! B$ I6 g
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1; S/ j+ e0 E) }1 x* m

. U( O" G" v: k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"7 `5 P# X7 z/ Y! M4 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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