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House sale tax opposed
7 }8 f: q0 o h' Y% q5 e( B, \5 YReal estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects# {( h/ _! b5 R" R+ f& X* r
Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal. \' e5 S E$ u1 k% _' W
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007" S8 \! \7 y2 n9 P/ K$ u7 O2 j
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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"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.
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8 M- A- d/ i9 F. S1 R/ Y" _"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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