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Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
- P7 Q( z6 Y, ^7 O( k* ERon Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal, S7 n# g" f1 H/ F" U
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007' _5 K7 O( j7 z# x
EDMONTON - A proposed property-transfer tax would reduce affordability by boosting the cost of an average Edmonton house by $4,000, says the Edmonton Real Estate Board.0 M" r L! _9 S
. G5 e0 C7 G N" v i$ C( o9 H"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.
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( W7 P8 n1 i+ i7 D/ r"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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