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House sale tax opposed$ _. h8 P+ d" v7 N2 r1 t/ r
Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects! S4 M+ f$ I* ` A v
Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal6 ]: \. K0 q3 O! ~8 z6 O( w
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007
8 T0 N# p: `1 S7 J2 B, p4 @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.
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, K8 N: N5 [- `3 L' n* a"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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