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House sale tax opposed7 c. D% P* r2 W' o. `
Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects @5 X5 A p" ~7 v6 f. @5 w6 _
Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal
/ U4 ^) ?5 v D X1 n6 V/ |: gPublished: Thursday, April 19, 2007, G5 k! z8 P/ \& y- Z
EDMONTON - A proposed property-transfer tax would reduce affordability by boosting the cost of an average Edmonton house by $4,000, says the Edmonton Real Estate Board.
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' ~; _& b' \ B"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.9 B6 t) ], O3 B5 u$ H( R( {
: u! \* u$ T6 J"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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