The Washington State Legislature is considering a tax on fuel that’s refined there and shipped to other states, including Alaska. In response, an Alaska House member has proposed two taxes that would hit back at Washington.
, including public transportation and bicycle and pedestrian safety, that are intended to reduce emissions.on Feb. 8 that it would be fair to impose the tax on the states that receive fuel refined in Washington.
“If we’re all going to share in this tax, then we’re all going to share in it and then, possibly, that would be acceptable,” he said. “But just targeting three states and not their own drivers and not British Columbia, that makes it a problem.” Patkotak noted that heating fuel prices are already locked in through the summer. And he added that much of his district, in the North Slope Borough, buys fuel that’s been refined in places other than Washington. But he said villages that could see higher costs in the long run are already paying a lot.
“When you think about trade wars between states: The folks that are going to lose the most are consumers at a time when we’re emerging from economic difficulties,” he said. “There’s a lot of challenges in the world. So it just seems like an unfortunate time to have something like this that could create a bit of a war of commerce between the states.”
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