State government gives more tax breaks than it collects for schools and general government
11 things every Michigan taxpayer should know
Comparatively, Michigan's tax burden is low - and getting lower.
Look around: YOUR taxes could be much higher.
Michigan gives more tax breaks than it collects for schools/gov't.
The definition of "Anti-tax conservative" has changed
Why might taxes seem high to YOU?
The motivation for a state income tax cut.
What might YOU get out of an income tax cut?
Snyder is a Republican. Why his experts want to spend more.
Can we cut taxes and spend more on education/infrastructure?
Who doesn’t love a tax break? In Michigan, there are tax breaks galore – $27.5 billion of them this year. Business tax breaks. Homestead tax breaks. Sales tax exemptions on items like food, prescription drugs and many services (from your accountant to your hairdresser).
Called “tax expenditures” in government parlance, these tax breaks are $7 billion more this year than they were in 2000 (after adjusting for inflation). That’s a 36-percent increase in state-mandated annual tax breaks since the beginning of the century.
Michigan gives more in tax breaks every year than it collects in tax revenue to pay for most government operations (the general fund) and schools (the school aid fund).
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