St. Paul Island Raises Sales Tax For First Time in 45 Years, Reduced Taxes on Some Crab Landings
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] By Peggy Parker - July 7, 2016
While Alaska’s governor is cancelling state sanctioned picnics and lawmakers have been at a standstill to reduce the state’s $4 billion deficit, the tiny island of Saint Paul has passed their first sales tax increase in 45 years.
The citizenry of the 44-square mile Pribilof island, 450 miles west of the Alaska mainland, increased their sales tax by half a percentage point last week bringing the total to 3.5%. The vote ....
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