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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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% |' r  a* V5 {; O+ jThink 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. 7 ]+ X) X0 ~4 u, U9 e6 p7 Y

! w8 A7 r, y$ h! j5 u' l. ?  hMandel 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. ) V4 K# h8 \2 h: m) F

% O/ ^' x2 X/ Q8 M  E3 n5 B6 a"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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$ W3 V# ?: x0 O& Z6 G5 C8 MCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates1 ]! R* y; P6 f; S4 r# a7 G$ _, O: N
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. $ \9 Y! w9 r7 l

# T" d$ j. ^6 _$ @; Y6 ^: uA 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. % t" o% y% M) g% O: G
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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. & o& \5 Q/ X' W- E

2 y. Z" @2 V5 b% @2 @$ B$ ^* |"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 ]5 [: g- g! n: p3 {# ]

3 [  U. A0 D/ B" ]3 `/ j) }"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out."
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. ' M4 |7 v) R2 [/ j% T7 H% G

2 r% K5 G$ k: f. ?# FHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks.
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: A8 j4 X6 K" i3 }( J& s8 s"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. . k& C) t  w6 P/ x) X% L7 C
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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. ' V; E0 G* f1 @1 y
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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.
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"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. : e* D- ]/ c5 y0 _0 q* X' c* M
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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."   j4 Y, }: {/ L
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The average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. # j7 j& t, ^, J" t
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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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. e1 I! _7 G5 X; U$ }' ~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!8 _0 `( O4 V7 L0 n- P
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
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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 + n- M" k! r' R$ D1 V
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 & e5 s! ~6 n9 z6 J! K/ E- F$ q
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
" G8 a: f# N# W! Y5 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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This is the worst Mayor I've seen in Canada.
理袁律师事务所
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发表于 2007-5-10 15:04 | 显示全部楼层

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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!
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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 / T4 `' d& b1 p
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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:( |( _( a4 S$ I3 l& l. }
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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"1 q6 L- E% _) K: w' d7 A+ Z
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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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