Luke Saugier
29:50 - 30:21
“recent headlines have suggested that our position at Hilcorp, that we oppose this targeted income tax on Hilcorp, is against gas line development. And that's simply not true. The July 23rd letter that I sent to the legislature explains our position, and it kind of gets into the consequences of what that targeted Hilcorp income tax would cause to happen.”
- Speaker
- Luke Saugier
- Timestamp
- 29:50 – 30:21
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
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From the transcript
So, something that we think is important to address, recent headlines have suggested that our position at Hilcorp, that we oppose this targeted income tax on Hilcorp, is against gas line development. And that's simply not true. The July 23rd letter that I sent to the legislature explains our position, and it kind of gets into the consequences of what that targeted Hilcorp income tax would cause to happen.
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