With the average price of unleaded gas near $4.50 a gallon in Michigan, Governor Gretchen Whitmer addressed the idea of the state legislature pausing or modifying state fuel taxes, calling it unlikely, as those fund critical road repairs.
“The odds of they happening don't look very realistic. So, what I'm focused on is, what is possible? We're taking a look at: are there additional things that we can do? But frankly, without the legislature in town, that's a lot of things are not possible.”
Whitmer emphasized efforts to help reduce costs at the state level but pointed to federal tariffs and military actions as the cause of rising prices.
“What we have done is we've gotten rid of the retirement tax. We got rid of sales tax on gas. We increased the Earned Income Tax Credit for working families that are trying to make ends meet. We've done a lot to help people, but what I can't do is stop the Iran War, which is what Donald Trump has decided to do, and that's what's jacking up costs on people.”
Michigan’s state fuel tax on regular unleaded gas is just over 52 cents per gallon.
The federal tax adds another 18 cents.
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