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House sale tax opposed8 a$ I9 M$ C. I: L$ M4 N0 `5 j
Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects2 E% l1 Z" c, [2 `1 S0 D
Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal% z) a) Z, A( C/ o" q5 p+ Q
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007
, Q+ j! C& ?" q, y2 O8 Q" y/ eEDMONTON - 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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"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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