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NEW POLL OVERVIEW:<br />
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The Michigan Senate Finance Committee recently held its first hearing on a 8 bill package that would phase out the personal property tax (PPT) for industrial properties and provide an exemption for small commercial properties. The collected tax monies from these taxes currently goes to various Michigan municipalities.<br />
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At the public hearing Michigan municipalities urged the Senators to protect their revenues in the Michigan Constitution before cutting taxes imposed on commercial and industrial equipment.<br />
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1. The bills would ultimately eliminate approximately $470 million from the total $1.2 billion collected from the tax each year.<br />
2. The Senate Fiscal Agency said the figure would be about $840 million by 2023 because the taxes imposed on industrial equipment, furniture and other fixtures would be phased out until it's completely eliminated by 2021.<br />
3. The legislation calls for the creation of a fund to reimburse local taxing authorities for a portion of the lost revenue. <br />
4. The plan calls for replacing about 81 percent of the lost revenue with funds freed up by the expiration of business tax credits. It was unclear where the remainder would come from.<br />
5. There are several unknowns, including how the money would be disbursed and under what conditions, as well as how much the legislature decides to appropriate to the fund.<br />
6. The Michigan Municipal League and Michigan Association of Counties requested a constitutional amendment to protect the revenue replacement, a move that Lt. Gov. Brian Calley and other bill supporters have opposed.<br />
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NEW POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should the Michigan Legislature pass legislation that would eliminate the Personal Property Tax on businesses?<br />
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PREVIOUS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should the Governor and the Michigan Legislature have repealed the motorcycle helmet law?<br />
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Yes . . . . . . . . . 31%<br />
No . . . . . . . . . 62%<br />
Undecided . . . . .7%&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />
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ONE COMMENT WAS MADE ON THIS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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It's crazy to say we have to wear seat belts in cars, but no helmets on motorcycles. And it</span><span style="font-size: medium;">'</span><span style="font-size: medium;">s against the law to jump off a pier into lake Michigan.<br />
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