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Assembly approves putting 4-point hotel-motel tax increase on ballot for voter decision
Summary
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly advanced a proposed ballot question to add 4 percentage points to the borough's hotel-motel room tax, a measure that would raise the local bed tax rate from 8% to 12% and extend collection to properties inside the cities of Fairbanks and North Pole.
Assemblymember Wilson asked the Finance Committee to approve placing a ballot question before voters that would add 4 percentage points to the borough—ed tax, increasing the rate from 8% to 12%.
The proposal would also change which properties are subject to the borough portion of the tax: under the current proposal the additional 4% would be charged on hotel and motel rooms inside the City of Fairbanks and the City of North Pole as well as in borough-only areas. "What this would do, it would add 4%. So it would be a 12%," Assemblymember Wilson said.
Mayor Hopkins sked committee members to consider administrative implications if the measure passes, noting the borough may need additional staffing to…
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