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Ten years later, we still support Alaska’s oil tax system
01 Nov 2024 14:31 GMT
… would have reversed Alaska’s current oil tax structure (Senate Bill … assertions that the current oil tax structure is somehow the … our support for the oil tax reform that passed a … economic activity, and jobs for Alaskans.
Today, industry spending supports …
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Kawasaki will stand up for Alaskans
25 Oct 2024 14:13 GMT
To the editor: Regarding a letter of Oct. 20 about Leslie Hajdukovich keeping the oil tax low, the state constitution defines the oil resources belonging to the people for their maximum benefit.
During the Gov. Parnell administration, he pushed through a …
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Point of View: The election and Alaska oil politics
24 Oct 2024 06:30 GMT
… . Divisiveness over the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend threatens … development, Alaskan lawmakers worked together and established oil tax systems … permeated the Alaska psyche, convincing many Alaskans that the … That leads to where Alaska is today. Since …
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The election and Alaska oil politics
18 Oct 2024 14:15 GMT
… Alaskan lawmakers worked together against industry pressure and established oil tax … permeated the Alaska psyche, convincing many Alaskans that the … That leads to where Alaska is today. Since … that benefit community and Alaskans’ interests. Things like …
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Scott Kawasaki stands up for Alaskans, not special interests
18 Oct 2024 15:14 GMT
… to keep Alaska’s flawed oil tax regime in place, giving Alaska’s fair … of dollars, instead of to Alaskans. The political elites chose Leslie … and powerful special interests in Alaska. Some of those on … up the political landscape in Alaska by unseating a well- …
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Legislative legal opinion raises questions about Alaska Railroad plan to borrow money for Seward dock replacement
10 Sep 2024 03:09 GMT
… opinion obtained by the Alaska Landmine questions the constitutionality … debt restrictions in the Alaska Constitution.”
The Railroad … extent permitted by the Alaska Constitution, including (as … corporation to pay outstanding oil tax credits. Ultimately, the …
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7 ways Alaska could remove oil tax confusion and clarify revenue issues
11 Apr 2024 16:58 GMT
By Richard Fineberg
Updated: 40 seconds ago Published: May 27, 2015
Alaska has struggled with difficulties grasping the complex realities of North Slope oil economics since 1977, when oil companies first pulled oil from the nation’s largest onshore oil …
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Letter: Fund education, not oil tax breaks
17 Mar 2024 02:07 GMT
… Dunleavy keeps talking about how Alaska’s young people are important … the current oil tax structure went into effect, it has cost Alaska around … companies are doing great, but Alaska is not.
The Legislature should …
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EDITORIAL: Red lights flashing for Alaska’s fiscal situation
03 Aug 2024 18:10 GMT
… continually punted on fixing Alaska’s structural fiscal problems. …
In past decades, oil tax revenues buoyed Alaska’s budgets, and despite … be ignored. Since then, oil tax revenue has taken a back … — the staff of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. presented …
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Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: “Opportunity Cost” and Alaska fiscal policy
13 Jul 2024 01:44 GMT
… produces better “returns” for Alaskans than distributing the money through … (again, combined, 80% of) Alaska families – had higher opportunity costs … the impact of an oil tax increase to that of … cost” to Alaska families and the overall Alaska economy is the …