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House sale tax opposed
( G5 ?* y! C' z7 `/ Q3 s4 DReal estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
+ Q4 R: L* _' S8 x1 \+ @Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal% W+ P- l) T$ Z3 h# F1 O- e
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007# Z3 n6 e! Q [) W9 Y/ Z
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.7 P/ N* p( O. J F+ W2 x8 M! y
$ k3 {7 \" V1 P"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.+ c2 z, i4 y1 V' U& a
9 B( F7 D( ^8 t, b"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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