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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. ( v. h+ `: P: h$ S7 i1 ^0 ?

% W. P) @. [8 G/ ?# w: i& BEdmontonians 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. 5 A7 D& W! z: I3 p: }+ ]3 T- R
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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. ' N( p: v" ?) [

6 F3 c( }7 @/ e+ a* J, \1 C8 V"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. 7 {( t' i% i0 m

. S6 u; F6 ?1 P' XCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates. @: L5 ~7 h0 R0 S( p* E# r
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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# `" ~7 W1 |! {A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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; p) @7 d' i' O' P"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.   P3 F/ p( T  k0 e( c. M# N

, m# i" s9 Y+ ~0 @+ K0 z; v4 ZThe draft budget does not come out until November.
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- M2 a/ u- s: D# i$ Q) E6 m"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. 0 A, j) t4 q* n
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out."
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/ P& n2 b9 J1 t) M' a2 kMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. ' D) g" Q0 x' }7 y' S4 T
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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. 7 t$ ~8 J& p7 f4 l2 ~( f6 l! C4 v
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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. 8 {- U; c' Q+ I8 ]9 S( \

8 u! {; V- I" |1 n: _) UHe 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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( v& L' J0 @5 R5 I$ d"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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+ ]" ^9 }9 S$ o0 p1 p# ^8 ?8 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."
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. b3 Z$ [1 s6 H7 LThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said. 2 C9 p6 A$ K- r

% i8 E9 E2 H" f0 GThe 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. 2 t& B+ T$ N$ a9 M7 @; q% x# q

7 R4 L4 U* G3 M/ F5 Y7 j# TTax 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!
% A, e' q" r  w* m$ D* y一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!, Z+ O9 ?1 B% k6 T3 u& B
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 + R$ T' v. U0 l8 _8 J$ ]3 k4 y
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 6 v4 {: w, e1 Q( G! t# o
政府趁火打劫!
8 d( K+ R& g  U& ~9 ?一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
# b6 v2 Q4 ?, d6 H- U0 F* v) 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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' I; H7 l1 |' f: @4 x4 E% z( q8 `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!
理袁律师事务所
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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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( x6 }% ~. j7 q$ bSo 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 h) x; |, k) p0 b  i
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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理袁律师事务所
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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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