Pumping Up TAPS: Dermot Cole on Van Meurs report

In the Dec. 8 edition of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Dermot Cole reviewed what Pedro Van Meurs had to say in his Arctic report dealing with Alaska, in “International oil consultant says Alaska tax rates ‘not particularly out of line’ with other regions,” which can be found online at http://bit.ly/vwrLsJ.

At the end of Cole’s review, he writes, “The comments by Van Meurs are the latest evidence that the state Senate was correct in delaying action on the governor’s oil tax reduction plan as there are many aspects of the tax cut bill that have not been thoroughly reviewed.”

—Kay Cashman