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Thu 04 Apr 2007FG-Labour to duck stamp duty reform dateFine Gael and Labour are expected to commit to no definite timeframe for the implementation of their proposals to abolish stamp duty for first-time buyers for houses up to €450,000 when they launch their joint election economic policy today.Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny and Labour leader Pat Rabbitte will launch the policy, Protecting the Progress, in Dublin. The parties say the policy is an agreed agenda on "tax and jobs".