As part of plans to reduce the US$3 billion budget deficit, Gov. Bill Walker黑料社檚 administration has put forward a Permanent Fund budget proposal into which would go all of the state黑料社檚 oil and gas revenue. The information was given at a briefing on 28 October for lawmakers who were invited to discuss the Alaskan LNG gas line. Walker黑料社檚 administration expects that this plan could generate approximately US$3.3 billion/y. In order to prevent against stock market drops, a portion of the fund黑料社檚 annual growth would go to the fund黑料社檚 earnings reserve, which would act as a buffer.
黑料社淚t is now clear that, barring a change in the economic environment, that our financial wealth assets will generate substantially more income than petroleum revenues in the future,黑料社 said Attorney General, Craig Richards on Wednesday morning.
Royalty Dividends would be linked to Alaska黑料社檚 oil production, though if the construction of a natural gas pipeline does take pace, this could offer a boost.
Further details of Walker黑料社檚 administration黑料社檚 budget plan are expected to be released in January.
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