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Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
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Published: Thursday, April 19, 20078 |% E! O, D; G+ h, c
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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1 t j3 Y( v4 v, b"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.0 [; \4 g8 N! F2 h- |" O& w
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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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