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House sale tax opposed
1 T5 x9 f1 B |Real estate board pans possible 1% municipal surtax to support infrastructure projects8 D* R6 ?8 d4 u9 N- @9 K" H* d
Ron Chalmers, The Edmonton Journal9 |4 V6 T: G9 x# K1 G" s+ k
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2007
2 _6 O8 a9 _' c1 ^$ 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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5 G' e6 K, W& d9 x"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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