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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.
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3 ^( A) e$ t* A# vEdmontonians 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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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. - f- k% h+ q0 }8 F1 C# D. r
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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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: c+ E; g) _0 t# SCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
) [6 p7 f2 H9 q"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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4 \, A; W, z& o, H. HA 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. $ g; I1 r) W" }3 q

6 J$ K6 T# H% z. `Coun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. # f/ ]/ A/ R% E  y: t9 a; I! E7 H" j

  X+ |3 v: r* P" J2 uThe draft budget does not come out until November. 6 Y+ y9 l& X: y
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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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! Q7 E4 P% G2 ~7 x8 A"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.
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# ~4 C' r4 t# w) [8 G5 B# [$ C/ ZHowever, 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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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase.
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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. 3 g3 h; h& \2 y, H4 O0 ?% ^
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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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5 t6 U0 ?, Q6 ["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." ' ?2 t2 L/ h0 e4 Z3 q6 m0 Q

# V" j0 i& J2 }, h  GThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. 8 C( ?& W& `7 r, l2 G- Z
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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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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
政府趁火打劫!
4 M0 t/ K* t+ ]6 [6 r一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
" U- i8 K9 `( E8 h4 y2 i1 z5 ]/ u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
理袁律师事务所
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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 # E5 s5 }5 A5 A& @' Q% _- x
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 1 u9 K. r9 ]- B2 D, Z" b
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
4 I0 {9 W0 z2 d/ g( @; ^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

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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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:
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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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