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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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5 `; \3 e: u8 @6 n8 TThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet. # Y# \7 U( m' A8 |
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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.   g% E' B7 l5 H

' \! S6 y* t+ S: P" u/ e$ _; @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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2 e. S! t: m0 }& y"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers. $ m6 G* h& A7 x* ]* T

* W4 D, i. V) t+ h9 y- w1 F" VCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
/ E1 T. C- W" u: B/ S9 Q"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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- x# U. ]  S& h8 [& GA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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4 Y. N* P/ Z; }$ o2 y' x3 H7 W, ?0 w: ~"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. 0 W8 n% x# N+ U: t( X: ]( K" M( X

3 X  s# t4 n$ r) x, A+ ECoun. 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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* `2 K/ F; L  VThe draft budget does not come out until November. ' r) A) Z5 I3 J  r+ t
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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.   I1 \; w" w& K- Y" d) `

5 M& j4 f0 u/ C"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.
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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. 2 M4 x- }+ P1 f; i1 d8 l

5 v. J& x6 F2 x  e& k4 B* {* M"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. ( B7 w( {, Q. Q$ I! W' {. B

2 k7 n5 u5 Z9 a- [$ E6 J) u+ aHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. 0 b( `3 X8 x7 U4 `& v+ f1 _- O, y0 D
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"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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! k9 Q3 i' B9 d/ N"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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" P4 W, Q" {' F) U+ e* T% XThe 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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) ]" P/ d2 w, }( ]% dTax 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!
2 o/ x% c% }- G; B! V4 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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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
" l5 Q8 @1 X2 g% i9 z. L2 g- n' j10% 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 3 I4 R: x# Q. U0 z* a! Z
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
- I  N" S/ h# F2 U9 I" w+ `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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- f/ O9 E1 l+ g$ N3 _9 q! J: W$ rThis is the worst Mayor I've seen in Canada.
理袁律师事务所
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发表于 2007-5-10 15:04 | 显示全部楼层

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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 ( ?0 z2 z7 C$ T* X: x2 \) c6 L" J
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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:6 y2 O# m9 B# @# M3 v
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1
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# b$ o5 z/ a: Q' 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", Q% @% {. O$ k% j  R+ F) b
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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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