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Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects% k$ V8 t3 `# v% ?% I. ?
Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal
3 I# S2 R& d- ] b$ a7 sPublished: Thursday, April 19, 2007# ~1 b/ |' b) q2 C! X+ ]0 J
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.3 c1 X0 p% L4 f& g4 [0 P
* Z8 b" s: Y' r' k- b# a1 q; |* o"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release." Y K2 ~7 t8 J# T4 ]/ O
$ ]) s6 i' m; M9 q H) @"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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