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House sale tax opposed
* f7 y2 Q# `4 {2 P( }Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects( C& d5 D. D8 p2 Y2 m8 O# u2 u
Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal
* E3 \! q& H4 DPublished: Thursday, April 19, 2007
! j; c4 x2 h3 X) v0 O: Q: tEDMONTON - 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.
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"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.
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- q/ d0 e+ u4 L; j! ] w"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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