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Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
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Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007, b4 P9 ]7 _ e$ H/ p( r
EDMONTON - A proposed property-transfer tax would reduce affordability by boosting the cost of an average Edmonton house by $4,000, says the Edmonton Real Estate Board.
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( W& W* t$ B% _& [) Q, U"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.
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' p; @+ e& M; x7 I/ G9 H4 T3 n& b9 p"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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