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House sale tax opposed$ X0 {; F& ^; n: F! o. N
Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
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Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007
1 c& [3 a3 v6 \EDMONTON - A proposed property-transfer tax would reduce affordability by boosting the cost of an average Edmonton house by $4,000, says the Edmonton Real Estate Board.8 |* ~! x& e0 z! X! Z" [
4 ~# A$ Z* d. e6 A+ m6 V& ~/ s"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.
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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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