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House sale tax opposed
- m6 `6 J' x8 O5 VReal estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
! l+ a& E6 r6 WRon Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal" k: y4 z/ [5 B0 k! U+ z8 W
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007
7 p& h0 K/ {. u, H2 Y% `$ Q' C, @4 \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.. e, m U- ?' l x/ ?
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"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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