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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% E  R) ~% Q, }& s5 Q
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Think your property taxes are high now? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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1 j( Q! Z& J" ^/ 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. 3 J; Y( R2 C- G9 O2 H4 n

6 F4 e) g* x% t( R& ?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. . j* w9 n; z* l( M' T8 @

9 X: F5 ]: ?- Q  o0 l: F"Looking at this we're talking an 8-10% tax increase," Mandel said in council chambers.
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City manager Al Maurer confirmed that Mandel's prediction was on the money, based on initial cost estimates4 a, Z. I7 t3 i: C: L
"Given the amount of it, it's going to be scary," the mayor said. 8 }, B/ I6 ?5 H
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A hike in that range could cost the average homeowner up to $200 a year.
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"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. , T: d9 {# q" k6 J% r

( Q6 n! T8 e3 w9 D( `( OThe draft budget does not come out until November. & i4 E( w; j' t" Y. M7 r4 T8 O3 n' |% 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.
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"It won't be as bad as some people are making it out."
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, ?- I4 n( ~# N8 K+ a* ~& {4 EMaurer said income from investments and various financial strategies could offset a large hike.
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2 `: F1 [* G1 b: }+ Q0 THowever, he said there aren't really any city programs that could be cut in order to save a few bucks. + ^7 ~0 P; K4 O
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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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* T/ ]5 b. v7 e# O6 r! D, {Scott Hennig, with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, said there's no excuse for a double-digit tax increase. 9 O# g& J6 L, K, A

" G$ D3 c9 ~9 ^# QHe said hikes should be limited to inflation, which is pegged at 5% both this year and next, according to the city. 2 v+ M. h9 n! D, H

8 q8 n% R* `! |0 I; ?"They're going to hear from a lot of angry taxpayers if they're looking at 10%," Hennig said.
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4 B6 g# f5 s+ O9 _' d1 o"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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+ \0 D. z' f( G9 v. OThe 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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) Z5 V! v+ x) A$ x) t* ]' ?8 CTax 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
政府趁火打劫!
9 s& N0 [. G9 p: ]一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
  x+ g7 r  o2 X3 w8 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 3 j& m, N  y. O
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 % V$ z! K  N: W0 Q1 H6 G7 Z) r( N& V
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一头调高地价,一头增加税率,真是太过分了!
" @2 X2 _- ^7 J) @1 {' R4 x7 l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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1 e, I6 E4 S  H6 h  Y9 k+ M. IThis 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
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+ L9 p$ @6 i4 A9 zSo 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:
8 i  t* M& @6 a! yhttp://www.edmontonchina.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D1) t* _# }- z; I0 X/ b9 R2 F4 ~

9 i3 ]3 C( d8 E' _$ }, B- H9 i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"2 _0 T6 ?: e4 }* X+ T8 v# l- e
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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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