House Fish holds tax increase proposal

To help fill the state’s budget gap, Alaska Governor Bill Walker has asked legislators to consider a variety of tax increases – including raising fisheries taxes by one percent. The bill to do so is now on hold in the House Fisheries Committee.
A proposal on hold in the House Fisheries committee would increase the state’s take of fisheries revenue by increasing a variety of taxes by one percent each. (Photo by Molly Dischner, KDLG – Dillingham)
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