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EDMONTON - 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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http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/business/story.html?id=82aaebc2-dd4c-4487-840f-08f106be0c58
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