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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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, y# W7 d! Z# M" E2 R2 JThink 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. 7 \2 n, F( a. h8 B% h
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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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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates  k& l5 @7 @. a  C( j
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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0 T% |2 [' G: B6 V% MA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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( N" `+ q! Z# H4 b: F+ X  M* k1 o"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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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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The draft budget does not come out until November. + s% u- u, G. P# M) H
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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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: ~8 p' C1 T; F3 _"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." # t) e* h6 p: W5 s+ x, ^

; R, {3 H8 V$ `; e3 wMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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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. 3 K1 T5 v. d. D9 [  f7 m3 ~2 R
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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. - O" d2 \! o( V3 Z* c

" }  L) E; C$ }$ p4 VScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. 7 \5 C. J$ V5 W& Z$ {' i3 p+ p

- F: Q/ D" s% E' y& H2 {He said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. ' S& W" v4 j- q3 C! m! f
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"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. 6 A0 g0 |+ v+ E" _7 M4 y, m

6 j) w# ^9 y( z9 H"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." * s5 j: o  f# {+ C; R+ d

+ }8 `3 q; q. j2 NThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. 8 P6 v- P5 W( y( Z9 X6 ^
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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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% l( y& _0 K+ W0 KTax 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!
6 q5 q+ ~+ Y# d- Q7 Z# {一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
$ s, @) f' h6 [, d0 h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
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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 U, ^! V  m! F+ |: m3 T2 V10% 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 * m% j' [8 K; d% q
政府趁火打劫!
: a6 @0 {1 b/ u" f7 a. U7 R一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!# W2 h$ H2 t1 R' ?
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.
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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 - U5 a( ~: G# T+ {) i; E# B0 R
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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:1 q- a9 ^4 _# Y" h8 E4 A
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1
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8 l) \$ Y; k- q9 W! l$ i( m- g4 I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", [0 H  w. b( m  d& P6 h( |0 U' \
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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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