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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% X+ e- s7 B9 \9 x
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Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet. - D5 u8 E$ C  w' V* 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. 7 C$ g  l3 E% p3 u' O

! |4 }% Q. U7 B7 {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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: }( y, |3 W) O8 h0 M"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. ( q/ [& H, O) M" z
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
2 n9 Q' C0 f8 Z3 \9 U"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. , |! j) i9 x, B- Q0 [9 s- G
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. - y8 T/ C% l; I2 ^  M8 r. R4 }4 ?6 \
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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. ! T: Z6 V, A: c2 \/ `

7 _3 ~; V" ^6 i4 s- H4 s" v9 D8 UCoun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. , j1 o1 d1 H2 t
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The draft budget does not come out until November.
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0 \( Z9 x  d# J5 g* _( o' }$ g2 w"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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& X$ S! R+ h. P& U/ d"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out."
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8 r8 Z7 M8 C5 _2 K: R. s/ I* WMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. . y) V3 S- H4 N

& q5 z9 \# q( h* g. }" wHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks.
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# g  R# v  o. W+ y& W! i( K+ ?"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. 3 _! t' k& y- y/ `$ U4 q# T

7 V3 U6 H; B8 t+ QHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. % L7 Z( ?3 f8 I

. f' t, [7 n5 Y"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." 4 h9 T, @$ W$ \3 @' P

1 J3 Q0 `3 U+ @9 I3 xThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said.
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+ N+ t0 T. |" r5 t2 n  B6 {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!
9 y2 o) w5 [$ Z6 f% Q1 @9 f一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!- y2 ~* s8 e. D, x  c  y
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
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 5 S2 E- R6 \, t
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
% S# ~% O2 d7 r4 \) C/ F政府趁火打劫!7 g1 j; K  Q7 L2 l; U: u
一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
& H4 Y% N6 F" ?  E. q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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- K  W, }1 a: W* {% J& q/ W! I5 `9 Z8 V  _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!
大型搬家
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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 ) F& _- n4 o6 |" R! B
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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:+ x) A+ ]2 F$ Z0 G7 Z3 ^; A. I' U
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"- z. s/ G! ?$ G- _+ Y* W
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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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