Reacting to the budget on Thursday, Kevin Falcon suggested the house flipping tax introduced in Budget 2024 isn’t necessary “because the market has slowed down considerably.” (CBC, Feb 23 2024) Budget 2024 introduces a Flipping tax of 20% on the …
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