- The Anchorage mayor’s office has proposed a 3% sales tax on many goods and services, projected to generate about $165 million annually for the city.
- The revenue would be split evenly among lowering property taxes, funding public safety and infrastructure, and addressing housing and child care issues.
- The proposal includes exemptions for essentials like housing, utilities, most groceries, child care, medicine, motor fuels, and sales to nonprofits.
- The measure faces significant challenges in the Assembly and may not get enough votes to appear on the April municipal ballot; even if it does, voter approval is uncertain.
- Assembly Chair Christopher Constant believes there is a low likelihood the proposal will make it onto the ballot.
Source: adn.com
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