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House sale tax opposed
4 w8 a4 D! Y$ w3 @Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects J" C4 S7 J8 u; f2 P, g T4 z
Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal
B/ B, F8 \$ p1 b9 IPublished: Thursday, April 19, 2007% K* w8 V7 W4 S+ E; ?( o" a8 Q
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.& s6 ^/ D1 ~- ^3 H9 h% L+ g
# R5 D! }- _ {* ^"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.
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"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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