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Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
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Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007
3 l% B+ W: l; gEDMONTON - 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.! a" c+ ]; y1 p/ g5 w, P. ]' T; @6 L2 t
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"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.( _( N7 n; D9 {1 `3 Z6 n
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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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