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Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
8 h5 u/ y0 D4 E% j! i6 L& @Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal
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P8 Q% p5 W1 [/ X4 jEDMONTON - A proposed property-transfer tax would reduce affordability by boosting the cost of an average Edmonton house by $4,000, says the Edmonton Real Estate Board.
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( j% _; s* k7 T) C o9 M7 t"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release." R: n( ]+ i+ |& v( m- |, h# }9 `
& o s0 b7 |$ n$ _7 A. P8 t"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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