Lawmakers in the Alaska House are proposing a plan to pay Alaskans an additional $1,300 on top of the PFD using some of the state's unexpectedly high revenue this year:
The plan would cost the state $875.1 million, according to Joe Plesha, communications director for the House majority.“It’s two things. It’s the coffers — we’re going to get more money into the state — and people are going to feel that at the pump. So as we get more money and people are feeling the squeeze, we need to try to provide some release,” Foster said.
This is not the first time lawmakers have proposed payments to Alaskans on top of the Permanent Fund dividend. In 2008, the Legislature, pushed by then-Gov. Sarah Palin,for Alaska residents as a way for the state to share some of its multibillion-dollar oil revenue surplus. Foster said lawmakers were influenced by the 2008 program in coming up with the current plan. Like then, the payments would go to all Alaskans eligible for the Permanent Fund dividend. Eligibility would be based on the 2022 dividend and payments could come in a single lump sum, Foster added.using some of the surplus revenue to give out a $1,250 spring dividend on top of his proposal for a $2,564 2022 Permanent Fund dividend.
Iris Samuels is a reporter for the Anchorage Daily News focusing on state politics. She previously covered Montana for The Associated Press and wrote for the Kodiak Daily Mirror.Juneau-based James Brooks covers state government, the Alaska Legislature and general assignments for the Daily News. He previously reported and edited for the Juneau Empire, Kodiak Daily Mirror and Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.
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