In a big victory for the industry Alaska Senate passes cruise tax cut
The Senate voted 17-3 to lower the tax, with Juneau Democrat Dennis Egan voting for the reduction. Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, backed Gov. Sean Parnell’s deal with the cruise ship industry, saying the tax cut was needed to stop the loss of cruise ships from Alaska, which will hit his community particularly hard. Sitka’s 215,000 annual visitor number will be cut in half this summer. “It really gets your attention,” he said. Stedman’s bill was written to implement an agreement reached by Parnell with representatives of Carnival Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean Lines and others in whi...
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