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House sale tax opposed
0 _( j* v6 d& }+ F& JReal estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects
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# {9 E) k" J qPublished: Thursday, April 19, 2007: [' d5 z7 X2 e' B, K% O7 Q
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.# X8 d4 n d' \5 K. U
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"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.7 ^1 W1 Z& O% r* z! i
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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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