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House sale tax opposed
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Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal1 M3 ~* ? B6 {4 M( y& ^9 i
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007
$ [; i; N8 _$ r. ^! s% _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.9 z# `0 o' C4 O' i7 b/ `1 I
& X e8 x5 E- L4 S/ w"It is patently unfair to ask home buyers to pay for municipal services which would benefit the entire city." |
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