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'Rally for Reform' seeks changes to oil taxes

Anchorage Daily News online -- The Associated Press

Published: March 17th, 2012 09:27 PM
Last Modified: March 17th, 2012 09:28 PM

A rally to urge changes to Alaska's oil tax structure is planned for March 28 in Anchorage.

The "Make it Meaningful Rally for Reform" will come with about 2 1/2 weeks left in the legislative session.

A flier for the rally, sponsored by business and resource development groups, calls on people to join more than 1,000 Alaskans for the event.

Gov. Sean Parnell spoke at a similar rally last year in the midst of debate over his tax-cut plan. His plan, which has industry support, later stalled in the Senate, where leaders said they didn't have the information needed to make a sound policy call and refused to be rushed into a decision. The Senate is crafting its own proposal this session.

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Submitted Mar 18, 2012 By: Nitewolf

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Wanda127 Champion Author Florida Posts:2,499 Points:916,755 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Mar 18, 2012 9:44:11 PM Ignore Wanda127 Report Abuse A tax cut would be good but not a tax increase.
dal1 Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,183 Points:147,165 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Mar 18, 2012 8:26:21 PM Ignore dal1 Report Abuse OMGoodness that's the last thing we need is increase in taxes when gas is climbing at this recent rate!
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