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Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
: C" g2 h& z/ [2 {5 _# QRon Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal
4 |! q2 G; h( P* S" [' q- R! u6 K" KPublished: Thursday, April 19, 2007
/ {# e3 k4 G! E4 DEDMONTON - 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: b" E- r0 [7 M7 w
) _# y) ?; R' L: q"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.
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, P6 E6 [9 n( Z7 T"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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