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House sale tax opposed. `# T5 w. g! d8 |) N, j" e
Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
4 o6 T4 N- X: p' m" E5 uRon Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal
: j w" H3 F( Q6 m6 QPublished: Thursday, April 19, 2007: y F* H5 C2 d0 a
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.0 x+ i7 i; I; Q% A9 p5 t
/ }. R; l4 H# E% v"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.
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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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