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House sale tax opposed
+ m( H N5 P$ f- ?Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
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Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007
0 t- f% D7 }6 m9 ]5 f- f: \ xEDMONTON - 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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"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.
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' i3 r3 a" ^! N! w: Z# ?"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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