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House sale tax opposed
$ B, S- ~ D \Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
; W! D; S+ f4 zRon Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal* w+ \2 d% [" N2 M( P0 @
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007
3 B% @ n3 |' X- `7 k# _8 kEDMONTON - A proposed property-transfer tax would reduce affordability by boosting the cost of an average Edmonton house by $4,000, says the Edmonton Real Estate Board.
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"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.8 b1 G& q9 }$ L7 O. P
! m" L& i) t' g: l"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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