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Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects( [$ U0 P6 Y, G. ^
Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal8 D, p1 h- y* e5 r; M e! H8 i
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007
, \0 V/ \8 ]! b1 T: WEDMONTON - 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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- p. d; N J2 h; p9 H9 C# ^) m2 h4 A" ["This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.9 N, ~ S: b. K. P
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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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