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House sale tax opposed% D( |0 G! Y S; j% ?8 `. i
Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects d2 u1 {1 c d; `, _$ m" Y
Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal
" {: S w: ]. t6 f pPublished: Thursday, April 19, 2007
: F" Z3 q* t5 s+ y; t7 Y' sEDMONTON - 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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6 u _- H# G" H+ X5 V"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.* T8 H6 d' \4 Y/ v1 \8 M# W/ D* s
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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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