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Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects z: E, d1 `6 ?. f
Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal
' H# I& x6 F0 O6 |. u2 u4 F8 f4 ePublished: Thursday, April 19, 2007
' Z# f5 O0 G+ w& d; _3 }6 LEDMONTON - A proposed property-transfer tax would reduce affordability by boosting the cost of an average Edmonton house by $4,000, says the Edmonton Real Estate Board.
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"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release./ u$ u) {4 c- r0 g: J* t
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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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