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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! n. Z0 m3 U+ _

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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. 1 k" u7 l, s3 d' r4 A! X1 g
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
9 k& f+ z' F' H( K2 u, O5 d"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. 7 V9 e$ p. S& Z$ }
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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"There's no question costs are going up," said Coun. Michael Phair, who conceded the tax hike "may very well" be in the range predicted by Mandel.
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Coun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point.
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The draft budget does not come out until November.
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. P7 i+ Z2 {; j3 T. A! m+ T"I'm not looking for a major increase next year, at least not too much more than we've already approved for this year," Hayter said. ) x5 `0 D$ U( l6 a
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 9 @9 w4 J. S& C

& ?' Z' T8 L' YMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. 7 }2 e/ I8 h9 O1 O5 u7 l. c
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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. & p0 M' d& u4 v! h8 z

; U3 ~9 W0 a& ]% e. p2 z"We've certainly got more demands," Maurer said, noting council still has to find money to fund an improved snow-clearing program. - r; p1 q- Q4 A1 ?- P

) z( r# h9 A% j, h; y  j* M* lScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. 1 m* Q- @) z$ p8 x( r. f! z6 l! q

1 M& B7 B" ~$ s3 T9 W! ]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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) `4 v: v6 {$ u"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. % `% c  e2 v0 ?  t7 ?/ y# J/ b9 G

; O  m* q' ]! Z! b2 B% g"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. 2 i% `( A! {1 c: m' R; P
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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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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
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!( D/ `2 X4 l& X) `; {
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
- U% u  M4 P- }0 e" x$ s10% 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
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
' D1 t1 f' b" T+ G3 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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2 `$ E' o0 o/ Z  WThis 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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& O9 [5 O6 J7 o2 V* u0 S5 kSo 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:
/ l# j! U' }6 X2 r$ Chttp://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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