While some talk about a fiscal “surplus,” even in the current fiscal year (FY23) the Legislature has continued to divert a portion of the current law (statutory) Permanent Fund dividend (PFD) to government to help cover the costs of spending.
Each week we regularly receive a number of comments in response to these columns. They come in various forms. Some are posted in the comments section at the bottom of the page on which the column appears on the Alaska
In our column two weeks ago we took a first look at the Governor’s proposed FY23 10-year Plan (FY23 10-Year Plan), concluding that it was not sustainable on its face and once we looked deeper, also not realistic on the