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House sale tax opposed
0 n% y8 Q6 ^; U6 l- q4 \2 I2 RReal estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
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Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007
, k' x. @! b3 g! ~; nEDMONTON - 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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" V/ t, ~& _3 T. p"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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