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Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
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Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007
! ^/ q5 S% v7 W, O/ h2 {. XEDMONTON - 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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8 H* T/ g9 h+ _- Y% q; m"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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