 ccrp poll is it time to raise taxes for roads   new poll overview michigan legislative leaders in lansing are proposing a new plan to raise fuel taxes as the primary way to increase state road repair funds by at least the 12 billion per year this latest approach to raise more revenue for road repairs will focus on a housepassed bill that will set the wholesale tax the four bill package is designed to raise road revenue by an additional 450 million annually senator richardville is seeking to triple that amount the new house plan would 1 include a switch to a percentage tax 2 replace michigan s flat fuel taxes of 19 cents a gallon on gasoline and 15 cents a gallon on diesel 3 add a 6 percent tax on gasoline and diesel that would boost revenues a modest amount initially but rely on future price increases to increase future revenues later senator richardville told reporters he wants to raise 13 billion to 15 billion a year more for roads but wouldn t say how he planned to accomplish the goal a rate that effectively doubled the 19centsagallon flat rate to 38 cents a gallon would create about 1 billion in added revenue according to fiscal analysts opposition to the plan comes from michigan s petroleum industry and fuel wholesalers who argued lawmakers instead should boost the state s 6 percent general sales tax such a hike would require a constitutional amendment approved by voters rate increases of the magnitude under consideration would give michigan the highest fuel taxes in the country when the state s 6 percent sales tax on fuel also is considered the sales tax revenue from fuel goes mostly to schools and revenue sharing for local governments not roads michigan currently has an effective tax rate of about 60 cents a gallon now compared with 48 cents a gallon in ohio the rates under discussion he said would make the state s fuel taxes about 80 cents per gallon new poll question is it time to have the legislature raise taxes to increase the gas tax to fix the roads yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link is it time to have the legislature raise taxes to increase the gas tax to fix the roads   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the lansing area create a rapid transit bus line between the capitol and okemos yes 13 no 74 undecided 13 three comments were made on this poll comment 1 rapid transit this is right out of the un agenda 21 playbook ie talking about the environment population growth and confined housing the goal is to have people in concentrated areas with stores bike paths and services within walking distance or provided by the government the areas further out will be left to the wildlife of course to keep us guessing the acronyms and catch phrases are constantly being changed to such things as sustainable development iclei the grand vision place making and many more our representative in the various gov t agencies are all to quick to grab the free money they think they are getting from the fed or state it always comes with strings attached unborn generations will be the ultimate losers comment 2 rbt line if it is such a good idea the market would already be providing this service comment 3 rtb line i can think of much better ways to spend 195000000 that would benefit more people in the area how about seeking these same types of funds to fix our existing infrastructure   all emails addresses  