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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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Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet. 6 q8 H! Q$ k% u  D5 m- I( ~+ t
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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. & b5 _) b/ I3 ?3 P7 s- w3 {4 X5 L

6 g4 Z$ g. E) k9 g* S# ^4 PMandel 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.
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3 @2 ], L8 i7 ]3 r0 y, wCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
, P, S5 `: f) ^- ?* s: O"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. 0 D( j- H4 g5 i8 y( X& }3 e

1 S# M& H- k$ }- X0 {4 ~9 q0 _$ `A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. + Y2 T. l& g3 }# ?
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"There's no question costs are going up," said Coun. Michael Phair, who conceded the tax hike "may very well" be in the range predicted by Mandel.
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% `' r) z" e; t* d% ^  F7 Y0 HCoun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point.
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The draft budget does not come out until November.
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"I'm not looking for a major increase next year, at least not too much more than we've already approved for this year," Hayter said. % W+ z) g* r4 |# z9 z2 u1 E$ M
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." $ r: L7 }7 T& S  m0 h2 S4 E- T
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. & J; P; f, @' D+ C3 y$ Z
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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. ! A# j# B9 m+ o$ u- C( a4 e  {* N$ I
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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. ; t7 n$ `' ?% H$ }$ G& G% a( |& H# o

" l8 m5 D$ C, e/ t, b4 ~Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. 0 B9 J  E# |% J& Y/ d$ R, N! ?/ P4 H
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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. . S8 O4 i( g' f: }8 ]! N
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"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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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." 7 }; e& T; k; C8 `% a5 [

& V# r$ E. \3 t1 V. C; h7 U4 |* B$ z/ jThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said.
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; Q2 z) e+ I. X( S; D$ \! ~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. 0 v  T$ R9 \  g9 ?$ s6 R, I
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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!& }6 O, W  q/ R  G. U: f9 L3 F
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 ?
理袁律师事务所
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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 % n0 R$ W5 }# v1 o* ^
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 9 S/ A/ b" w5 Z
政府趁火打劫!
: V( X1 d1 f1 O一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
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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
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 2 k9 C8 n- G0 E6 y

" ?. H8 ?: p# C; e- u/ @2 jSo 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:
' G6 w' Q* ]6 Chttp://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1
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' V+ E( L' z9 P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"8 @9 q& M0 @9 |( _6 V. p
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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!!
理袁律师事务所
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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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