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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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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. # z/ @! K8 u: Z) y3 u

' ?5 a  J# p3 p: t6 Q. AMandel 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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* T/ `8 b0 |5 g0 h- N2 Z"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. 2 l) q- U$ y# X( |& w

1 o( H0 g4 b) Z. ZCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates- X# Q, {  R- ]2 ~0 _
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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: P* [; C/ _% pA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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1 o6 N% Z) s9 _"There's no question costs are going up," said Coun. Michael Phair, who conceded the tax hike "may very well" be in the range predicted by Mandel.
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& v9 r4 ~8 o+ r# H# }4 @Coun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point.
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7 y1 o4 m! ]" N. U6 d4 E# MThe draft budget does not come out until November.
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"I'm not looking for a major increase next year, at least not too much more than we've already approved for this year," Hayter said. # e& U1 Q0 \7 z) v" P0 O# u
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out."
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. 7 U3 J8 c7 a$ S" X4 p
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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.
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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. 4 B" P+ `+ s9 x2 }1 U8 I
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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. 0 [( t' V$ ^2 j- o" r, j# T

/ g4 b4 I: h: W- ]+ D& bHe 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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& J- Y0 A; y7 j' |* f6 Y- L. q"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. " u6 u! t$ _' k; N* E1 V
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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."
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9 D# p7 r3 j& AThe 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.
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2 B  ~$ F' Z, D: c0 |7 ?% e* ~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!
7 v  d% K0 N5 p; X一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
- z' C6 c' Q0 `: _( p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
' o+ o* v; o7 N1 _! ~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 7 X9 T# J- J+ K7 k: n7 [+ m+ {" \
政府趁火打劫!  F" B! i! M) j
一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!' J+ V: m/ J$ M
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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5 W$ @2 p4 e( M: K, z6 [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

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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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% I6 `7 g  ^) W# FSo 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:' `; D0 l6 B% R6 ~* }& u) u
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1! L! x, D3 @/ |: h

( ~. ]5 }2 B( F- Q& C" w0 M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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