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Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
9 ^( ~8 t5 F+ O/ W, H- y0 JRon Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal
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% E% g* F% Z3 u1 {: L V3 y8 ]6 MEDMONTON - 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.0 n5 R/ E, Q/ t) Q
' | F; U) E: l6 O* j4 p& q"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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