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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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' j7 n; C- j3 l0 x3 u# zThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet. 7 f( k/ M$ s' Z, _1 a
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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. 0 J, e2 Q  J. A. v  P7 Z

, n# j1 S. a$ T/ G% vMandel 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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4 @9 [& S+ k# O/ S/ N. n: G"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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: b/ i" ^& C1 d$ U1 GCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates5 R0 W  s5 f. z
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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( k9 W, |+ D  Q  r8 q# B"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.
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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. 0 e5 A3 N. q! V# W* w# @
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." % {* l1 ]. ~& f

4 w# \% p2 ~! V3 H& l) w8 wMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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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. / {3 j, x* o/ [7 T/ e' D$ N. a/ P

; A. ]( ]( u7 I; q" P$ i+ u"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. # ~9 K+ @5 q$ v
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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase.   s$ f9 ^; q. [  b6 F: S

6 ~1 L1 ^. S% W! dHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. 1 k( `/ e& U, T; a4 Z4 t

# z# v$ Y. v" X( t"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. 8 l# u9 c$ @4 B" d. O. ^, p) x
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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." 8 @8 N2 p5 A2 _! U; _
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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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8 ~* m& P: ^! Y9 Z0 {+ S( _# j8 XThe 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 i1 Y1 t% I# d. U1 }+ R8 q; C8 `  oTax 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!
7 ?2 F" L' N% o+ N0 T9 f一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!% R( h6 F/ ?; h0 r0 B3 H7 k
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 , g1 M2 ^' e4 b+ B  @! R5 {5 y- e- 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 6 a! p' n& ~$ _0 m% N
政府趁火打劫!+ h# t9 n5 Q. X7 Y) `( w/ ]
一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
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1 O8 K$ D* Y5 ^, _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- s# w' R0 e8 x( `$ T1 N0 G6 z& D
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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:/ p. Z, ^  s9 I$ D: Y  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"
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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!!
大型搬家
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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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