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House sale tax opposed
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/ H* n4 |2 _6 @/ j! zRon Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal8 [+ z1 }3 `+ s2 e2 }
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007; b6 g" ]( P! T% s S Y$ Q2 Y
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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g( G2 a7 I6 ?, U% x"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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