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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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! Y) n7 J* r- @- M/ cEdmontonians 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. $ [/ i; V) g5 X) k- w
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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.   F8 ^) s* v3 T* i4 }2 `$ g: U9 {+ G
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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. , z" h; j! i7 e& c" \

# C9 D% ?! V  j) x0 T6 F5 JCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
8 H3 R9 I5 X( R8 h: R; f& C"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. - ~! s' D& l1 E+ @1 A9 p8 K, u! X5 s( c

* ^! Q/ y. I0 H* g% f! L& S5 ]  XA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. & x& {1 A, L0 {" c3 x" ]  c
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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. 7 G: ^. Y! j7 O1 w# L

7 W# s1 x) o/ G; }) ACoun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. ) y. p5 [6 ^$ ?* i

/ D% |9 b) e2 \, uThe draft budget does not come out until November.
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% F) X! ^$ b. A"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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"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. 2 r- H8 s' s. v- m! q+ a# M; H- d7 h
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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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2 g4 A' @) E4 I0 j. S- a( s0 m# X"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.
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" [7 e/ E1 ^$ u/ a/ ~' L"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. " W4 e: _7 b" J9 a- _+ O, i

, M# F( J* y# `! A" X7 i"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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The average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. ) r4 ?1 l, \# P: }2 l+ C! N
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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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% d3 F' m% l4 L9 ITax 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 ?$ k8 W! i: j0 M9 s; R一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!2 ^% y* A" s; s! C9 i( u0 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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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
( p$ W1 n; @( j7 l) L10% 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 # J# q  E2 W- P4 k
政府趁火打劫!
9 R3 W( {; W0 P一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
4 A+ |+ g8 I  Y" ~( j- V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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- M9 W) M9 ?1 S; W: n$ B* SThis 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 - z& w! M$ l5 ?# E5 M
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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:
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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". r# |, E" p7 o% G# r
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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.
理袁律师事务所
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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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