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House sale tax opposed% [+ r ^$ s0 m; n c
Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects, |7 V' [6 F u
Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal+ a: L4 J* ]5 \4 P$ z! J
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007
/ @- e! @9 t* ]; Q9 BEDMONTON - 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.4 m F4 U0 ?) m- {& M
0 Z. H/ `+ f; ^0 e* H2 ]! [8 v% a"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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