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Rep. Wakeman votes to suspend state gas tax, deliver relief to residents
RELEASE|March 9, 2022

State Rep. Rodney Wakeman and the Michigan House today approved a plan to suspend the state’s tax on gasoline and diesel fuels to provide immediate financial relief to Michigan drivers.

Wakeman, of Saginaw Township, said Michigan’s gas and diesel taxes are among the highest in the nation at 27 cents per gallon. The plan approved today removes the tax for the next six months.

“The high prices at the gas pump are hurting all of us – hardworking people who commute to work, parents who drive their kids to and from school and seniors on tight budgets with no room to spare,” Wakeman said. “It is also going to be brutal on our local tourism industry, as people make sacrifices and reduce their travel to conserve gas.

“By suspending the state gas tax, this plan will deliver savings to Michigan drivers quickly at a time when they need relief most.”

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently called on Congress to support legislation to suspend the federal gas tax.

“The way I look at it, we can wait for the federal government to take action or we can take action ourselves at the state level,” Wakeman said. “I would rather be proactive and help Michigan drivers by lowering the cost they pay at the pump as soon as possible.”

Under the plan approved today, Michigan drivers stand to save approximately $750 million between April 1 and Sept. 30, which is more than they would save from a pause in the smaller federal fuel tax. Giving drivers a break from both fuel taxes would amount to 45-cents per gallon savings.

House Bill 5570 now advances to the Senate, where a vote is planned next week to send the measure to the governor’s desk.

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