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The deadline to vote is Tuesday, Oct. 4. 

To pay for the tax break, the Assembly is considering a year-round sales tax increase, a seasonal sales tax increase or a property tax increase.

In committee, the Juneau Assembly decided to keep property tax rates flat, against the city manager’s recommendation to nudge them up.

The Juneau Assembly on Monday asked city staff to draft an ordinance for a ballot question to exempt food from city sales tax while raising the summer sales tax rate to 6%.

If groceries became exempt from sales tax and the sales tax rate went to 6% in the summer, the city’s finance director has estimated that local households would on average save, a summer visitor would pay about $1 extra, and the city would lose about half a million dollars in revenue.

The Juneau Assembly voted Monday to partially repeal a sales tax exemption for cruise ships in Juneau waters.

Three different groups of senators emphasize different options in weighing future of state budget.

Under the newly released plan, online retailers would register with one statewide commission to remit tax revenue

In the beginning of this year, Amazon started applying local sales tax to municipalities in Alaska. According to the City of Nome, the online company first contacted them in late 2018.

As of this month, the majority of Amazon purchases made by Juneau customers will now collect local sales tax. A plan is in the works to standardize sales tax collection across the state.