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House sale tax opposed; @8 H4 `/ z: D. | ]4 i
Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects) | `" J: m1 H4 x
Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal
" r, k b) z6 s/ _; \Published: Thursday, April 19, 20075 v, Q9 l8 v4 j1 b$ @8 Q& q$ g
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.& u9 v7 E# h0 }. h. K
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"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.* W1 |% \) Y" P7 v' `5 c
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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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