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 Friday, July 25 2008 @ 02:00 MDT

Chamber chief pans house sale tax proposal

   
Edmonton MarketEDMONTON - Greg Christenson, chairman of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, has added his voice to those opposing a property transfer tax.

"There's no connection to service delivery," he says of the proposed tax. "It's just a tax grab."

The tax has been recommended to the Alberta government by the Minister's Council on Municipal Sustainability.

It is supported by Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel as a means to help the city meet rising costs without excessively raising property taxes.

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