So Alaskans used to pay the lowest price at the pumps for gasoline compared to the lower 48 :::: UNTIL S.O.A placed a higher tax on the oil industries. The tax was called ( ALASKANS CLEAR AND EQUITABLE SHARE) so both Alaskans and the oil company's both can receive their fair share from the oil but the oil company's didn't like that and increased the price at the pump ever since the month that the tax took affect to punish Alaskans for passing this tax!!!
Starting in June 2007 when the new tax went into effect prices rose and to this day have not went down to the levels before the tax!!!   Go to gasbuddy.com to see! Pull up 30 year historic gas prices!    This is why the oil company's have taken over our legislators and passed S.B.21 The 4 billion dollar give away!!