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LANSING, March 10, 2022 ~ The Michigan House of Representatives voted to pause the 27-cent-per-gallon state tax for six months amid rising prices due to inflation and global Russian oil sanctions.
The legislation follows a request from Governor Gretchen Whitmer and five other Democratic governors to pause the 18-cent-per-gallon federal gas tax.
“There is a lot of money being thrown around out there,” said Michigan House Speaker Jason Wentworth to 760 WJR‘s Paul W. Smith. “I don’t think there is a better way to spend it than putting it back in the people’s pockets.”
The bill now heads to the Michigan Senate, and is expected to pass following voting next week.
Listen to Speaker Wentworth tell Paul W. Smith about the move, and how it ties to the increase in inflation here:
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March 10, 2022 ~ Michigan Speaker of the House Jason Wentworth talks to Paul W. about the House vote to pause Michigan‘s 27 cent gas tax for six months.
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