 higher fees higher gas tax  a bill will be introduced next week that is intended to generate revenue to fix michigan rsquo s roads and bridges the bill would raise the cost of gas by around nine cents per gallon and by raising motor vehicle registration fees about 60 on average with owners of cheaper vehicles paying a smaller increase and owners of pricier vehicles paying a higher one for an article on the proposed legislation click on the following story link  http wwwlansingstatejournalcom article 20120121 news04301210002 pricegasvehicleregistrationfeeswouldgoupundernewle odyssey tab topnews text frontpage 18 michigan presently is in the michigan presently is in the top five nationally in it s gas tax the nineteen cent per gallon state highway tax is just part of it michigan also collects sales tax on the price of every gallon including charging sales tax on the 184 cents per gallon federal highway tax if governor snyder succeeds in his plan for a tax at the wholesale level michigan will be the highest taxed state in the union for gasoline border states with lower rates indiana ohio and wisconsin get a windfall because of this and michigan loses the sales tax revenue on the other goods people buy to justify going out of state for their gas as always i worry that once in office republicans drift towards the dems don t goive up your momentu thanks rep opsommer for standing against making gas more expensive for michigan motorists  higher fees higher gas tax  