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House sale tax opposed
1 ?# }& n+ O2 \4 aReal estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects6 y4 l2 R- J; P9 U0 e8 |
Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal
% e7 [5 w4 @0 K# i. G ~Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007+ m& O3 U1 [0 @/ g- L- f0 C7 y9 B
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.5 _9 ]5 }4 _& \' ?+ p% e4 t1 s7 H
$ B" b2 _- @, \4 H& p- \& m"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release., b# d2 ]5 o- z, q* F
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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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