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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
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Mayor warns of 'scary' tax hike. B5 y$ }& o4 W- W" Q7 t: \
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Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet. 0 L$ R. f8 K2 K3 P& u' J

. T1 S/ l; _) I4 ]! L& lEdmontonians 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. - @4 Z' E* k8 c  S1 T) b% ~
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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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8 R& c/ s. J  K; w"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. 2 t4 W' @5 W5 b, ?6 S. P
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
* P3 a- ]3 _+ N& \"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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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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; D) M: z" B, a9 E  c; f3 OCoun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. 4 G9 ~9 h0 Y0 Y" d
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The 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. " M& s0 L' l! _

* e& s( P, w: O# c5 y8 O"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." + s6 H% A. K% k# `

  W3 L' J- P& \' B$ e- PMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. ' g: ?% o/ t; n' m# `
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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.   K. p! m% s1 e! S! n9 f
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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. ( m0 D! m& G. @. o
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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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& |- u/ B2 u, v: EHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. % V) I" h- }( Y8 R

/ k/ f; P7 K' l0 p3 R/ ?  _$ V: E"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. 2 Q+ q) B3 K2 Z4 I8 S+ ?
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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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The average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. 6 H- J& c/ L, Y% E

3 W2 ]& c- j; |; {# Z+ X- lThe 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. ! M% R$ C: F; c% o5 o2 L

* ^# n$ [- Y0 {2 a3 ?& C% vTax 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!
/ j$ M5 G7 K& ]$ C9 t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 + H/ d% [) ~2 C; }4 }+ x5 i
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
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1 l$ ^$ I$ u( a# G8 j( m/ Q, @; O一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!, E/ B( `& ~+ R/ z* A* G3 K
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
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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:5 O8 \& n* `' g4 @  n4 t
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"
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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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