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House sale tax opposed
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# }! L( R* ]: f7 yRon Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal, w$ ~! m7 z2 n- J# d8 \/ A% \, p1 ^
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007" M" m; Q; \1 H6 U# E' u
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.* Z9 z3 H. G7 O9 `( \# v
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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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