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Jerusalem property tax debts delay transfer of Sergei complex to Russians
By Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondent and Haaretz Service
Tags: israel news, sergei complex 

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is expected to inform Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday that he is returning the Sergei complex in the center of Jerusalem to Russia.

However, the cabinet's attempts to prepare the groundwork for the transfer have run into serious problems due to millions of shekels in unpaid property taxes.

On Monday the government asked the city to transfer the title in the Land Registry to the state, but the municipality's examination revealed that the present owner, the "Palestine Russia Company," owes NIS 2.9 million in debts to the city, and by law, no transfer can be made until the debts are paid off.
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