Alaska miners propose taxing themselves
Senator's bill would provide stable fiscal regime; creates property tax on large mines in unorganized boroughs
Last updated 4/24/2005 at Noon
Alaska's minerals industry has taken the surprising step of working with a state legislator to propose a new property tax on large mines. It isn't a purely humanitarian gesture: most of all, mining companies are looking for stability in the tax system and this bill would provide them with a way to estimate their costs more accurately.
Senate Bill 179, introduced by Sen. Gene Therriault, R-North...
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