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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 hike2 I" f; c4 Q% `  u: k! o" b* }3 _
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Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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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.
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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.
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"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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7 x4 A' w  c$ E" m9 e6 Q( [/ {, w0 ECity manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates
- G8 D5 g# Q  a& V6 v. D( I: i"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said.
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# C# W/ q4 l8 o% K0 Y- YA hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year. 6 j8 l1 q/ E  P6 }7 f' b

: Q7 |6 c& c& s! I* B) 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. ( t0 s& j$ g. X* r# \) O

0 m( j) y: C( q; d' s) uCoun. Ron Hayter said it's still very early in the process, and he cautioned against getting overly anxious at this point. + l% K0 R8 ^! b1 o

* {/ p2 x# d" p7 D" e0 O6 MThe draft budget does not come out until November.
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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.
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out." 5 d; Z6 J( X, V' _  q
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Maurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike. % E4 a$ }! y+ @- c4 X! x6 {4 h

: v- O1 t. K$ R' e; eHowever, 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.
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Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. 9 _6 t; a+ a0 P1 Q" q" U0 F

9 z" s, K( A8 S. v) jHe 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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! L" T; B7 u+ J: v) T0 I"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.   `# V6 Y5 ~1 d8 U( b8 |

! [/ u7 J1 m2 g, h' \: F2 U# P( ~"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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, B( I: v1 Y3 e4 EThe 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!. q7 F  q6 B7 o. e% I+ L4 T5 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 + T+ O- a# p" Z3 t& V$ D
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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( v6 s1 i  }) V' o% L: z2 a一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
: e. ]' N; j* U% o; m( T- m' m/ J5 c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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' y3 o, }& p; m5 `. \) W3 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
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 % N/ }3 i, ]9 N' q5 H# H

9 F4 Z7 N9 U: Z8 @- O9 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:' ]5 T2 g3 }# z- U3 }
http://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D14 z& [3 |! x& T" L

4 {2 m, ~* P$ G; S6 t! o! y8 J' f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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