 ccrp poll graduated gas tax for roads  new poll overview the state senate has approved a boost of more than 1 billion in state road money with a change to michigan s fuel tax that is certain to raise the price at the pump the passage of higher fuel taxes passed by a vote of 23 to 14 in the senate giving momentum to gov rick snyder s top legislative priority for the lameduck legislative session detroit democrats were recruited for their votes on the new fuel tax when they learned money would be made available for the mass transit system in detroit as part of the deal the gas tax increase bill will now go to the republicancontrolled house where detroit mayor mike duggan is urging detroit s democrat representatives to vote for the legislation snyder has said he wouldn t really be open to other highprofile legislative initiatives until the road funding situation is changed the bill approved by the senate would levy a tax on gasoline in percentage terms mdash like the sales tax mdash instead of on a pergallon basis the current 19centagallon retail tax at the pump would be replaced by a wholesale tax starting at 95 percent april 15 2015 and increase over four years to 155 by jan 1 2018 last spring when a similar measure failed to pass the senate and gasoline cost about 1 more per gallon this taxation change is projected to increase the current 19 cents per gallon tax rate to 40 cents by 2018 i this new tax does not pass governor snyder said he is open to holding a special election next year to give voters the option of increasing the sales tax to fund road repairs under such a scenario voters would choose whether they want to pay more taxes for gasoline or on their other retail purchases snyder said he hoped this fall s lower gas prices of less than 3 a gallon could be helpful in getting reluctant lawmakers to approve an increase in the gas tax by switching from the centspergallon levy to percentagebased tax that is indexed to the price of fuel new poll question should the michigan house pass the bill to raise the gas tax based on the wholesale price of gas yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http clintoncountygoporg content shouldmichiganhousepassbillraisegastaxbasedwholesa  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the michigan legislature pass a bill to continue film subsidies without a sunset date yes 14 no 86 undecided 0 one comment was made on this poll comment 1 film sudsidy most film makers and stars support far left politics thus we taxpayers are assisting them in undermining america and donating to the obama team i have a daughter who has had one of those periodic part time jobs the film makers bring to michigan a extra part of the crowd typically for only a couple days at a time for about 800 an hour it is all a joke an expensive one and the bill they just past lifts the 2 million compensation limit an individual actor or film worker can make with our subsidy end it along with all other forms of crony capitalism that rewards one business over another   all emails addresses  