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| House sale tax opposed! _- v2 u6 h& k  }$ Q Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
 5 D# G) w, E% b* K/ k7 C# i. pRon Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal0 I8 ?, R2 _# I6 }5 o. |- R5 C4 W
 Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007
 . d& _) j8 ~/ r; a! n2 i2 ?/ L2 HEDMONTON - 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.: _9 U+ ?+ h. U
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 "This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.
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 " W& V- ^3 e0 r0 h7 q"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city."
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