Republican senators warn rapid shift to gross oil tax, S‑corp changes risk stalling projects
Feb 19, 2026
Senators said recent, rapid committee amendments to overhaul oil and gas taxes could impose a combined 30% take on gross revenue and warned the magnitude and speed of the change risk stifling production and the economics behind the gas line and other projects.
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Sen. Robert Myers and other Republican senators told reporters they are open to simplifying Alaska’s oil tax code in principle but said the recent amendment to move toward a gross tax was advanced too quickly and at too high a rate.
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