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Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects7 `# d2 |2 ]: i$ ^. x
Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal- p7 l4 `- m. n. k
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007 s# n. a9 y. F$ `
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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"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release." X6 x7 i- C. z- N( `' X% \) p2 N
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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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