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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.   V) x$ G" r. x2 [' 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.
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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.
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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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- P6 N/ F! j/ F# FCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
& L) ]7 p$ V+ t8 E"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 $200 a year.
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9 g7 G7 M9 J8 S$ N" H"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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6 N1 Y2 o) G3 O0 P$ ^& \2 TCoun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. . d8 f1 Q2 d9 F& a
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The draft budget does not come out until November. , Z, ]7 g. a; `) A

! ]/ {& W) J% 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.   R$ n  v) {- k/ \1 z' ~# Y$ ?
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." % \, N" d1 o. u& `+ s7 [
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. 5 P* X: I" l! G

" c& A% e4 A: @  Y* DHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. 2 l( a) _7 h: O- c0 R# c; [
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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. & H0 V' }7 o2 b9 T5 q' V

  e6 C/ d$ L2 D' F' FScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase.
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" h* Y6 v- i3 S; h0 BHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. * j  i% m" s/ G, P( b

: j; I1 [8 i8 H/ J+ S: O' v9 g% M2 {"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. ! b2 V9 T8 L! E7 R# }; C

/ X" w1 d* |# [- m7 g/ o- g. v"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." $ s0 r, F1 [$ @: A  K

5 l; H8 G& o6 T0 M8 G/ xThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. 2 O1 Q7 D( r4 }; S

2 V9 J/ f. y0 \! lThe 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. " {" l7 s5 c) G" E3 U+ P
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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!
9 E7 m' K8 @* M1 p一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
4 x9 C, K4 X  M- _7 O2 b+ @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 3 O" C1 P9 Y1 G$ K% 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 $ x4 z. d9 }8 T  V( h1 l
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!" m% A6 t; L' j" {7 T; P0 m. f/ l
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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. `7 w2 d# |- @4 K) ?# qThis 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
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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:4 u5 h. e+ n' G1 q
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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