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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 hike2 g/ b& Z) h5 G- a
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Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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$ p7 c0 x7 ~" h, mEdmontonians 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. . u( y% t6 i4 W* ^

! Z5 D9 ^! w( I; s. O3 i7 ?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. " p8 f0 q( @+ b! P
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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. * W1 p& o; h. l0 h% C# A. w- W) @, o
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
* {- r+ B, N. v" t2 L+ \9 H"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. / A; L& G& [: ?9 \) z

3 ?; [8 M' O) K: KA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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. t- t4 ]- D; x+ G, n"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. ! z6 U/ R) V5 t* p" i9 Z

) |  ~6 C9 h2 b2 jCoun. 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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& Q$ V6 k# O8 ^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.
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"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. + ~! h' j& v6 `6 u" O

; i  M  i8 U2 U( bHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. 3 ^3 y) A7 ^- u  U7 n

/ ]/ M2 @$ T1 [0 z"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. + ]4 l7 w0 ]5 }- C! T5 z! {
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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. . x3 ~5 f# [( a% V9 Z/ d" Z
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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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' m1 Q( ^6 q$ J0 o+ K"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. 8 U% o+ k, Y3 R9 ?

" {/ z" M! a' }  B"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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! `3 U  N8 x0 y0 T; D. UThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said.
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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. / x( x4 F+ ?# p! Z/ {* q/ \0 ~

) L0 P( e1 C- V; cTax 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 N, C- ^8 @, }+ b' z- B& G+ \5 _一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
) W" u9 O) p9 D/ y! A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 ' M2 [* y, p( y9 u; h  M4 H
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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$ P5 ^4 t- q$ z2 |一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
, n; b  b0 S% z# @2 x3 D; }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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; ~3 Q. h5 d4 L7 i* S! [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
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
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2 \- u# M8 W0 q" L4 ESo 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:) M. m( _2 t$ H) {1 }# F3 @+ I
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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