3/16/22 - Michigan Legislature Votes To Halt Gas Tax; Gov. Whitmer opposed

Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at 7:44 AM

Michigan lawmakers send gas tax bill to the governor's desk.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — State lawmakers have voted to suspend the state’s 27.2-cents-a-gallon gasoline and diesel taxes, finalizing a bill that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signaled she will veto.

The Republican-sponsored legislation was approved 24-14 on mostly party lines Tuesday in the Senate after the House passed it last week.

It would save drivers about $750 million by freezing the taxes from April through September.

Gov. Whitmer has instead supported halting the federal 18.4-cents-per-gallon gas tax and 24.4-cent diesel tax while calling for negotiations on permanent tax cuts to commence. Legislative leaders may look at removing the 6% sales tax on fuel.

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