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Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects: D! q$ ] } h
Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal
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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. D6 I9 D9 V/ _( G1 ^" L& f
! t8 Z3 d. E9 E5 v"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.
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2 x+ i* x4 G; ]8 J"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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