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47 Years Later, Alaska Considers Playing Catch-Up with its Motor Fuel Tax
January 25, 2017 • By Carl Davis
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker recently proposed tripling the gasoline and diesel tax rates paid by Alaska motorists to generate funding for the state’s infrastructure. In a different state, tripling the motor fuel tax might be a radical policy change. But Alaska’s tax has not been updated since 1970 and because of those 47 years of […]
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