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Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
' C$ C0 o( ?+ L) Q KRon Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal
1 U, e0 z2 a! c+ S$ UPublished: Thursday, April 19, 2007
7 K( S k# }0 NEDMONTON - 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.) H% t) o+ D1 F+ W8 z, M
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"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.% @' z0 \3 [1 x N& L2 R
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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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