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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 hike8 u2 q6 w- [+ \6 C; e) Q

4 C9 b: k; `# v  d2 ?3 ^5 bThink your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet. , G$ X' b' h7 I* s; p& z

- D4 n) h5 J" Y- ZEdmontonians 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. ; [- e; n3 D1 g

7 P8 g6 j2 f9 c5 w( 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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6 c$ X. H8 k% z' b1 l' v"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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" e$ p) ]4 s# }0 S  X1 uCity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
" _# D1 y* j- c"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. 2 B4 O% e; q* L4 B) P0 R

+ }: b7 n7 U3 p' A4 U: r, NA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. # _; D) |/ H% _$ ]3 o

- t, n6 K6 ^% g1 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. 1 O& V" u; N6 X/ ^0 D/ z
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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. 0 m- U) |% x1 X" V/ ~
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The draft budget does not come out until November.
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, o8 Y9 H3 j$ l/ c1 Z* Y7 g  k"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.
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1 W1 \: M- A- Y. `2 M6 F2 ~"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. ( a. H6 b. R8 J! C/ j
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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. 3 V. u! V3 ^  l# w7 g

) J+ O: i4 Q6 x) Q9 J$ U"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. 4 w' P: p  u# ~! z
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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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% m2 Z5 Z: K/ d- c4 I' [( p"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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# E3 x& N0 _: S* W' R% ?"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.
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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!
: b% i5 U0 X, U! J3 U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 " \8 _4 e& t) e
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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/ E( C/ X% Y4 M* C/ c一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!: h8 I2 E- H5 G+ 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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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!
大型搬家
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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:
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, q$ U: r$ G/ B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"1 C8 @( y, P( p4 n" p0 L
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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!!
理袁律师事务所
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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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