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House sale tax opposed
- Z/ A: M6 h# KReal estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects+ H8 L; z% Q% P+ n0 r Q1 k' A
Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal
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$ u( H, a7 \, uEDMONTON - 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.7 u+ f4 E4 V6 E. a( Q4 ~* l
- A o- }: O( I5 P( v"This is a home-buying tax," EREB president Carolyn Pratt said Wednesday in a news release.
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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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