Dedicated funding for a safer and healthier community.
The alcohol tax is dedicated to addressing public safety, child abuse and domestic violence, addiction and behavioral health, and homelessness.
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About the Alcohol Tax
In April 2020, Anchorage voters passed a measure to implement a 5% sales tax on alcoholic beverages, with revenue dedicated to the following areas:
Increasing community safety (“police, related criminal justice personnel, and first responders”)
Reducing and preventing child abuse, sexual assault and domestic violence
Prevention and treatment of substance misuse, mental health issues, and homelessness
The alcohol tax generates approximately $15 million dollars a year.
