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Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects9 Q, |1 G. H' q* ]$ A" F! I" Z
Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal0 j% w) s, M0 d# E" w n# f
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007
3 I4 U( v0 |( p2 UEDMONTON - 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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"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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