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House sale tax opposed
, F9 K# W( U& g/ EReal estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
3 q3 s5 S: @8 W7 iRon Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal6 q8 a2 I* }7 k3 \8 ?1 |4 z9 p
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007
% D: [1 I7 _4 L/ l3 b( EEDMONTON - 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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& L+ O& [! z& n"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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