Posted on 01/06/2017 12:37:51 PM PST by MichCapCon
Drivers in Michigan will pay 7.3 cents more per gallon in gasoline taxes starting Sunday, thanks to a package of transportation-related tax hikes signed into law in 2015 by Gov. Rick Snyder. Truckers will pay an additional 11.3 cents per gallon for diesel fuel tax.
The measures are expected to provide $1.2 billion more for transportation each year when fully phased in in 2021, according to the House Fiscal Agency, with most of the increase slated for road repairs. Of the $1.2 billion, $634 million will be new taxes. The money comes from substantial increases in diesel fuel, regular gas and vehicle registration (license plate) taxes.
Michigan motorists currently pay a gasoline tax of 49.98 cents per gallon, counting state and federal taxes. This is above the national average of 48.08 cents per gallon. Those numbers are as of Nov. 1.
The current state tax on gasoline, which is 19 cents per gallon, will increase to 26.3 cents per gallon on Jan. 1. The diesel tax of 15 cents per gallon is going up by 11.3 cents, making the state tax on gasoline and diesel equal.
Vehicle registration taxes paid to renew license plates are going up 20 percent on most vehicles, payable when current tabs expire on the owner's birthday.
A new surcharge on electric vehicle registrations also begins Sunday. The rate is $30 per year for hybrid vehicles — whose owners support the roads by paying some gas tax — and $100 per year on pure electric cars, whose owners pay no gas tax.
Unless 100% of last year’s gas taxes were used on transportation needs (which I have never heard of happening), this is a politician third vacation home tax.
This is gonna make roads great!!
Or something...
100% of New Jersey’s gasoline tax revenues have been dedicated to the transportation trust fund for years. The voters just approved a referendum in November to do the same thing with the diesel fuel tax.
Time to riot over it like people in Mexico.
I’ve got no problem with this. As long as the revenue ONLY goes to road repair and construction.
Uh....NO! they won't!
Pennsylvania’s identical increase took effect Jan. 1.
The result will be gas shortages in Ohio because everyone from Michigan and Pennsylvania drove across the line to fill-up.
“...thanks to a package of transportation-related tax hikes signed into law in 2015 by Gov. Rick Snyder. “
Republicans are supposed to be for lower taxes. These Republicans the sign tax increases should be driven from the party.
That’s a staggering increase with the price of gas what it is now.
He has inherited some serious funding problems from past democrats.
That said, still not a great move. Modifying timelines and reprioritizing repairs would be better.
Pikers. Next door in Ontario on Jan. 1st the price went up 4+ cents a liter. That works out to 15 cents or more a US gallon. This is the new carbon tax to save the world. There will be another added carbon tax later that will be about the same amount.
The Rats in the CT Legislature a few years ago said they needed to raise the gas tax in order to fix the roads.Once it passed, they said, well, we're just going to put the tax in the General Fund. Thereby, being able to use it for their own crap.
I am still pissed.
NOTHING EVER goes towards what it’s earmarked for. The lotto, gas taxes, etc.
It goes towards welfare, medicaid, SNAP, graft and God only knows what else. Oh yeah, paying union pensions.
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Bwahahaha Yeah it will all go to roads, just like they dumped all the Lotto Money to schools.
Then the Rat Bastards cut what they were putting in it out out the General funds.
They’ll be right back after more in 10 years when the roads are completely trashed but the State will have all new Offices, vehicles and a MultiMillion Dollar Ad campaign.
This raises the Michigan tax to about 8 Cents a gallon above Indiana’s. Indiana will collect the tax on the extra gas sold, while the cost of maintaining Michigan roads will still have to be paid from Michigan revenues.
Tennessee’s Republican governor is considering a similar tax hike. Fortunately, the Republicans in the state legislature are saying if the gas tax rises, then there should be a corresponding reduction in sales tax on food or some other area to help citizens.
Hopefully, the governor will decide against any tax increase. Maybe they can use some of that TN Lotto money instead if they want to improve the roads. Gas prices are high enough already.
I hear ya! What bothers me is that they spent month on ads pleading why it had to pass...CT being the gateway to New England, etc.
Lets see....26 times 300 is what? Oh that will go a long way to stem inflation.
That is about what a heavy haul truck uses per day in state. Sooo...abt 80, times 6 days = 480 per week. Or 1920 per month, times the number of trucks.
Real smart.
What makes it worse is we voted against this by almost 70%. Then they slid it through the GOP legislature anyways.
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