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House sale tax opposed
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! P4 P! b6 J& [Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal4 o+ C1 l, x' h
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007& M; ~0 |7 _$ p2 F% b0 O* X. @
EDMONTON - A proposed property-transfer tax would reduce affordability by boosting the cost of an average Edmonton house by $4,000, says the Edmonton Real Estate Board.
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3 T" U/ D W* S8 ^1 @$ O+ ]"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.2 V; Z/ Z I, Z, Y1 h
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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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