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House sale tax opposed
1 R t" c" i; a$ F' j6 L6 AReal estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects6 N0 Z% I/ P4 f6 a
Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal
. x3 L1 r5 J0 v8 K; i: cPublished: Thursday, April 19, 2007
" O5 A$ d7 P+ G7 m% q9 R% w) H) BEDMONTON - 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.
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"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.
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1 W1 `+ ~ Z; N5 k"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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