2014 Ballot Measure: Oil Tax Referendum

As part of Alaska Common Ground’s long standing public forums around ballot initiatives, this event featured a panel discussion around 2014’s Ballot Measure 1: An Act Relating to the Oil and Gas Production Tax, Interest Rates on Overdue Taxes, and Tax Credits.

The Panel was moderated by Gunnar Knapp, Director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at University of Alaska Anchorage and a Professor of Economics at UAA.

Advocating “Yes” Vote

• Senator Bill Wielechowski has served in the Alaska Senate as a Democrat since 2007, representing East Anchorage and Elmendorf Air Force Base.
• Gregg Erickson is an economist and consultant and the Editor-at-Large of the Alaska Budget Report.
  Handouts referred to by Gregg Erickson during the forum: Revenue Loss handout and Oil Production handout

Advocating “No” Vote

• Brad Keithley is the president of an oil and gas policy consulting company.
• Roger Marks is a petroleum economist in private practice in Anchorage specializing in petroleum economics and taxation.

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This forum co-sponsored by Alaska Integrated Media and the League of Women Voters Anchorage.