2/12/13 - Lt. Governor Brian Calley spoke Tuesday before about 100 people at the Howell Area Chamber of Commerceâs âGood Morning Livingstonâ breakfast on myriad topics, touting Governor Rick Snyderâs proposed state budget as a good blueprint for Michigan. One of the items the Lieutenant governor touched upon was the governorâs proposed gasoline tax hike. In his state-of-the-state address last month, Gov. Snyder called for increases in gasoline, diesel and vehicle registration taxes, saying Michigan is in dire need of $1.2 billion in road repairs. After his speech, Calley told WHMI that the proposed gas tax increase has a good chance of passing through the legislature without major changes. However, Snyder has admitted it will be difficult to get the legislature, though controlled by fellow Republicans, to raise the current 19-cent gas tax and 15-cent diesel tax to 33 cents per gallon. Snyder is also calling for a 60 percent hike motor vehicle registration fees on cars and 25 percent on trucks and trailers. State Sen. Joe Hune of Hamburg Township, who addressed the Brighton Board of Education Monday night, said the sought-after gas tax hike, like other aspects of the governorâs budget proposal, will be part of what he called the âgive-and-take" that is part of the legislative process. (TT)
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