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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 hike7 ^1 {5 K1 O# d1 f! }# Q1 h# o

- T' D, h8 @6 @' x9 q/ EThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet. # O" `, r& V/ u9 A
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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. / ?" u8 i, |1 I3 \

  u+ z3 S& {% G% e' G, X. ?0 J& C7 lMandel 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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( [( h8 S7 R) n"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.   C- y) p* u' H. B

& h8 d( y; }) D! _7 Y- E8 }City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
$ ]+ |4 ^) X! Y# \8 `  z, z"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. ) k+ m7 q! u/ X, j* a

& l9 T, x6 u: u2 H7 A6 R"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. : W' I) [$ \1 Y
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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. % S  N5 R) I9 X% R

5 A* i  f) p- C" J+ h1 r"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. , p# G2 O( b# p3 R# y# }) X: }6 ~
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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. $ p+ L7 I7 Y% G

6 w5 `, h7 w& z- t1 W; c* w- HScott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. 9 X$ u' ?& }2 f  ^
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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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6 e! w4 U, f0 b- d8 c"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said. ( a; [4 M! \, B5 H$ j2 h7 V
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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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& o* D- H' d+ |: f$ v7 Y6 Q3 v0 y6 BThe average property tax bill in Edmonton will go up 4.95% this year, the city has said.
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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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2 A: s2 x( G& 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
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
8 h( x4 B7 I( W, 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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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 ) U% Z" a' d0 O4 z1 g0 ?5 n, t9 Q
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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+ _) m& X. ~$ N5 A! |2 P2 x一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
& s, b6 a- }/ H; f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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: L- B( e' P# w. ^0 \# J" dThis 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
大型搬家
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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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* F$ P( K! e& L1 _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:. q  S$ ~0 G  |' f
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1
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( j; O& ]: H: f' s2 M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!!
大型搬家
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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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