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Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
$ ^$ ^5 a# q7 M+ ^Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal
* Z+ w( _- q. X1 m9 WPublished: Thursday, April 19, 2007
( H3 R! t; {) A: D% i/ r( oEDMONTON - A proposed property-transfer tax would reduce affordability by boosting the cost of an average Edmonton house by $4,000, says the Edmonton Real Estate Board.
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"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.
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" c$ B h- A4 i& o/ D"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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