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House sale tax opposed* k: p! j" k5 i
Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
$ m( e4 r# z) Z; h' ^1 R% ~Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal# I+ k! e* H( x0 A
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007
" q* J: F* q( J& DEDMONTON - A proposed property-transfer tax would reduce affordability by boosting the cost of an average Edmonton house by $4,000, says the Edmonton Real Estate Board.; p+ `2 C8 k0 s0 Q2 Z4 t
6 a+ |3 b3 V" q, U' F"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.) m/ Z1 j! t- y9 p; I! O0 t4 V
- [$ m8 b/ u* e6 S9 o* w"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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