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Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
( }9 ?$ h. ^9 P7 V1 }$ K6 eRon Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal. _) B1 T: H2 W9 b. b$ J
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007
# C- R, d$ u! b' h- y9 mEDMONTON - A proposed property-transfer tax would reduce affordability by boosting the cost of an average Edmonton house by $4,000, says the Edmonton Real Estate Board.
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. |% G; M, L' G: a- u% o"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.% D% [; ]$ p: E( _1 u
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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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