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Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects5 n; p8 ?; D9 @5 a: v2 s0 B$ ~# F
Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal/ ~3 y9 t# o P) K3 V6 d- w5 X
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007
' S" q% ?9 l% H5 L; g9 L7 C FEDMONTON - 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.
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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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