Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance has officially rolled out her proposal for a 3% sales tax. She said the final version includes a list of things that would not be taxed.
“Those include housing, medicine and medical services, certain groceries and personal hygiene products, gasoline and diesel fuel, certain personal services including child care, utilities and sales to nonprofit organizations,” LaFrance listed.
The proposal has been in the works for weeks. It will be formally introduced at the Assembly meeting Tuesday night and the body could decide as early as Dec. 2 whether to put the proposal to voters on an upcoming ballot…