US - Residents in the city of Evanston are to vote tomorrow on a proposal to raise real estate transfer taxes by 20%, as the council looks for ways to plug unfunded liabilities of US$140m for its police and fire pension funds.
Julia Carroll, city manager for the City of Evanston, Illinois, told Global Pensions the council wanted to avoid large property tax rises, and increasing real estate transfer taxes, levied on the s...
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