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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
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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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