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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.
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8 F$ P8 x$ e6 x2 S: \2 qEdmontonians 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. ! c9 C) l; T0 s' o
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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. 6 d; N6 l5 a- z) H: h& Z
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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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. w/ m8 f7 C6 \& u# j4 W- |. ECity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates/ `5 w3 Y$ ]* f& l% Y% D
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. * a7 y- z! n+ D4 u% d" \
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. $ Q& K2 E6 k) ~6 |& R

  j6 E4 E$ Z) ^4 q+ m/ M"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. 5 ^1 [8 y: V3 {' M# R2 @" M$ e

3 r  \3 o0 Z' T, ]5 YCoun. 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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9 g0 b- b2 H$ H" e% u- e# V( bThe draft budget does not come out until November. , X% y  J) u0 X, r9 A; l& L
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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. # T, {: R- {. ]3 T* I: s
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." ! |9 w8 |# p2 M3 g& V: z+ {
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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- ?0 }( S! k/ ?# f4 f; x0 k$ yHowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks.
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& [5 v7 u$ R2 t4 \. q8 t; R"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. ' S9 J; M/ {' \6 A3 S
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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. 1 X8 C/ H! n% i4 [! K1 {

# W3 o& d8 s! V2 i( \+ I8 _"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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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.
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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. " s3 N, u# K2 K# ~+ `2 Y+ z
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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!. Q3 b: u1 v2 r8 {
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
# B3 A3 W/ [; N' L10% 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 - i4 X" c4 P1 ]# _- l+ ~( g
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!4 R6 B* j0 W4 X8 \) `# F1 V& m1 y
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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9 S) M$ c0 `" C$ Y8 jThis 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 1 I( X! _7 Y  y0 D

' E: D  N( r% ~  qSo 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:& E) o" `2 k9 N1 i- e
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1
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# R6 d# K* P# ]6 f" C9 P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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