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Nitewolf Champion Author Anchorage Posts:16,576 Points:2,107,595 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Jan 19, 2013 5:07:03 AM Ignore Nitewolf Report Abuse BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska Oil and Gas Association is raising concerns with Gov. Sean Parnell's plan to overhaul the state's oil tax structure. The trade group's executive director, Kara Moriarty, said Friday that it's clear Parnell has a vision for Alaska's future. However, "we do not believe the bill in its current form achieves the governor's goals of growing the state's economy," she told The Associated Press in an email. Parnell introduced legislation this week aimed at making Alaska more competitive and encouraging new oil production. His plan eliminates the progressive surcharge that companies have called a disincentive to new investment, and it revamps the state's suite of tax credits, focusing those incentives on companies that produce oil from Visit Peninsula Clarion for full article

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BECKY BOHRER
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JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska Oil and Gas Association is raising concerns with Gov. Sean Parnell's plan to overhaul the state's oil tax structure.

The trade group's executive director, Kara Moriarty, said Friday that it's clear Parnell has a vision for Alaska's future. However, "we do not believe the bill in its current form achieves the governor's goals of growing the state's economy," she told The Associated Press in an email.

Parnell introduced legislation this week aimed at making Alaska more competitive and encouraging new oil production. His plan eliminates the progressive surcharge that companies have called a disincentive to new investment, and it revamps the state's suite of tax credits, focusing those incentives on companies that produce oil from
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