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House sale tax opposed
9 Y5 a/ d3 ~) e8 AReal estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
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Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007
, Q* l" @' U [' e$ O$ dEDMONTON - A proposed property-transfer tax would reduce affordability by boosting the cost of an average Edmonton house by $4,000, says the Edmonton Real Estate Board./ ^1 u/ G9 O0 X4 I% N$ V$ a+ l' m' K4 }
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"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.3 X6 y5 y4 p9 i' ^+ N- `3 X
; Z. Q. [& I# G3 N/ x( |5 x' C, a+ l"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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