Otmane El Rhazi : Alaska residents are paid a unique yearly dividend from state's permanent fund

Otmane El Rhazi from Today in Energy.

The Alaska Permanent Fund, established using revenues paid to the state by oil and gas producers, provides Alaska residents with an annual cash dividend, which is unique among natural resource permanent funds in the United States. In 2014, the annual dividend was $1,884 per resident, more than double the 2013 dividend and the highest since 2008.