Alaska the senate a group said on Thursday, Alaska oil system may help promote the state of oil production decline, but the governor Sean parnell method to solve the problem concerned.
Across the Alaska pipeline oil flow through the special committee said, its send parnell oil tax bill for further review decision was "in no way measures, its current form express support". Letter of intent by republicans led panel SB21 referred to as "enough platform, a mutual respect dialogue can start", but said the most the committee members have concerns, it must be resolved, they can support measures.
Parnell, is also a republican Alaska oil tax structure, this paper puts forward the great change, aims to make the country more competitive, and encourage new production. His plan would eliminate the surcharge, the company said in a new investment and transform a tax credit, the reward for the company to produce new product north slope progress. This will keep the current basic rate.
The idea behind, in 2007 through the current tax structure, is the national will help oil enterprises in front of thing, such as tax credit, and in the end share the profits, the flow of oil, the price is high.
In the current system of tax credit may be over 100 million us dollars, the fiscal year, only, parnell income commissioner, said he had never seen evidence of credits, leading to increased production.
Parnell said he hoped to restore balance system, become more simple and durable. He said he would also like to any tax plan is equal to Alaska. Parnell said Wednesday that legislators to put forward different things, he is the open attitude, but his decision will follow these rules.
On Thursday, he thanked the work of the commission.
"There are few differences, our current system needs to be fixed, so I'm looking forward to the legislative council and create more economic opportunities for Alaska work," he said in a statement.
Joe Balash, vice natural resources specialist who helped carry out the bill, says the act management can expect, the bill will not. He said, the dialogue will continue and management, looking forward to more deeply into what it offers.
The panel has not changed, although this act was amended to provide the only members of ethnic minorities, senator "tower Gardner, D - 4 anchorage. On the contrary, it rising measures, the senate resources committee suggestion accompanying letter. Including lawmakers assessments to the existing oilfield application proposed parnell heritage areas of new areas and new field of tax cuts, and the progressive state in a range of oil price level of proportion.
"Although SB21 is a enough platform, a mutual respect dialogue can start, the bill at present in the form of production may not be able to provide credit incentive and opportunities; level financial income proportion for Alaska and Alaska rent protection and more investment," the letter said.
Gardner questions, including in the letter, she thanked joint chairman Peter Micciche for his efforts are fair and inclusiveness. Her letter voted against it, because she said, she have no time to study it.
Then she said, she doesn't believe that the bill will affect the volume of water level, across the Alaska pipeline.
The committee leaders have said they plan to continue to look for other problems that may affect oil production.
The common goal of all parties, get more oil pipeline. Differences in how to do it most effectively.
Minority shareholders in the house of representatives and the senate Democrats are planning to bill to in the new production. Democratic leaders believe that the current system work, make both parties benefit country and company, but said they are open adjustment, in order to improve.
Democratic senator said Wednesday that they were encouraged by republicans proposed some doubts and questions.
When the republican control of the senate last year's election, there is concern, especially from the Democrats, that will be a rubber stamp of any oil resource plan proposed parnell. The two parties in the ruling coalition 2011 effectively kill parnell first try in lower taxes. By pulling on both sides of the chamber of commerce and the members of the plan, he at last year's special meeting the criticism.
"It will be very, very interesting to see, if people put the first, the oil industry first, their core team first, if they put their conscience and future financial and economic welfare state, Alaska first," senate minority leader Johnny Ellis, D - anchorage, told reporters Wednesday.
Industry representatives to the special committee this week governor bill is a good beginning. But people put forward how to the traditional areas of tax credit and incentive measures to deal with, is considered to be the lower oil prices and tax bill.
Parnell said on Wednesday, he understand oil company "hope all this. And they can not have it all, you know? This is Alaska oil. And, so now I am a better protection of Alaska in lower oil prices this proposal, and I think this is we need to do."
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