“for the delivered break-even price into the global market. It's a reduction from $9.07 under current law down to $8.96 per 1,000 cubic feet under the bill before the committee. So a modest tax reduction from current law, but not nearly as significant of a tax cut as under the governor's proposal.”
- Speaker
- Dan Stickel
- Timestamp
- 50:16 – 51:01
- Transcript
- House Finance, 5/21/26, 1:30pm
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- Alaska News
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From the transcript
But as far as the project economics go, again, zeroing in on those cost of supply numbers, so for— compared to current law, for the in-state breakeven price, it's a reduction of $4— from $4.86 down to $4.76 per 1,000 cubic feet. And then for the delivered break-even price into the global market. It's a reduction from $9.07 under current law down to $8.96 per 1,000 cubic feet under the bill before the committee. So a modest tax reduction from current law, but not nearly as significant of a tax cut as under the governor's proposal.
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