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Oil, Gas, Mining Companies Underpay Western States and the Public |
Calling for fairness in taxation, citizens across the west today released a report showing oil, gas, and mining companies are not paying their fair share.
The report "Mining Taxes in Ten Western States", prepared by Dr. Robert Ginsburg from the Center on Work and Community Development, analyzes state mining taxation around the west by applying five standard economic principles of fiscal extraction policy. Using these standards, the report finds current taxes in the ten states, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota,, Utah and Wyoming, are insufficient and in need of reform.
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