Alaska Supreme Court upholds Mat-Su tobacco tax

Fri, September 5, 2008 
Posted in Alaska News

The Alaska Supreme Court has upheld the Matanuska Susitna Borough’s right to levy an excise tax on tobacco. The decision sets a precedent for second class boroughs in Alaska. The case goes back to May of 2005, when the Borough Assembly adopted an ordinance assessing the tax.

Ellen Lockyer, APRN – Matanuska-Susitna Borough

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