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House sale tax opposed
8 g, x) s9 T `. }Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects! h8 P- G+ m$ Y5 Y" X7 X) \
Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal( i: d7 |. q/ {) e. p1 T, M& n
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007* D/ G/ ?. \/ j. m
EDMONTON - A proposed property-transfer tax would reduce affordability by boosting the cost of an average Edmonton house by $4,000, says the Edmonton Real Estate Board.
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"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.0 T$ L/ M7 u% h# N' d5 Q7 ]/ s' \
5 g; y4 M O$ s"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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