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House sale tax opposed
" L- \6 i6 L/ I5 TReal estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
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Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007, g2 K6 Q9 @% }; G+ {+ L
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.( r5 E( f8 m5 ~7 p' ]4 N( V8 \& k- S# M
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"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.6 @. ], I# Y1 m( Q6 p; n( W
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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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