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Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
9 \- z. ~3 ^$ C, W6 R* eRon Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal
2 F: g/ E! N _2 f3 p- mPublished: Thursday, April 19, 2007) w1 G! T4 q" 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.* [1 n |( Y7 ^* {7 @4 k
: m0 y1 F# q" P; g"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release. Y' s9 \+ M9 S- K, e& n! J
" x, ^: u u) v3 n"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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