Temporary Suspension of the State Gas Tax

HB 5570 would temporarily suspend the state gas tax. The proposal would result in a loss of ~$750 million to the Michigan Transportation Fund, a loss that would (presumably, though it was not written in the bill), be backfilled using state general fund dollars. This bill would irresponsibly make ongoing, structural tax decisions that drastically cut resources needed to invest in the state’s many critical funding priorities like drinking water, infrastructure, schools, and public health.