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House sale tax opposed( ]; M. `" U! E1 D% A
Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
|4 s( t' }: p' tRon Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal8 T7 ^9 J6 y9 o
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007 m% Z8 E8 N9 G+ ]
EDMONTON - A proposed property-transfer tax would reduce affordability by boosting the cost of an average Edmonton house by $4,000, says the Edmonton Real Estate Board.& v1 n+ @! i- w' a3 x3 L
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"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release." @, l' S8 a( A# K7 i! o
7 c( E7 ]! T- u0 j"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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