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House sale tax opposed
: o8 ], t! F3 H# R! JReal estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects0 }2 l, |% ^8 R& p
Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal, F h# A0 B" ^& E9 Y D& c
Published: Thursday, April 19, 20074 b: ?$ g: |; l
EDMONTON - A proposed property-transfer tax would reduce affordability by boosting the cost of an average Edmonton house by $4,000, says the Edmonton Real Estate Board.
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& Y: V8 F$ F8 |/ b9 u"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.& ~0 X, M7 ]0 O5 A) [
( w, ^; |, _& X: Y"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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