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House sale tax opposed
7 _4 l b& O; i3 J) fReal estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects/ d9 e% N' _7 I: n9 Z
Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal& `- j, h$ F; H0 Q8 c
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007
2 O9 h9 M- P; `# }, XEDMONTON - A proposed property-transfer tax would reduce affordability by boosting the cost of an average Edmonton house by $4,000, says the Edmonton Real Estate Board.3 T y$ a& b: H2 Z4 P, y, F' Z
% E/ L( S6 L: [* ^# Z1 O"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.1 c D0 ?5 ~; `8 I+ B* h! C
5 E+ w0 |# @6 E' i. r0 `"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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