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Rep. Hall: Governor’s veto of comprehensive tax cut plan will make tough times even tougher
RELEASE|March 18, 2022
Contact: Matt Hall

State Rep. Matt Hall of Marshall, chair of the House Tax Policy Committee, today issued the following statement after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed a $2.5 billion tax cut and pension relief plan recently approved by the Legislature. Hall played a key role in the proposal that reduced the income tax rate from 4.25 percent to 3.9 percent for all individual payers and created a nonrefundable child tax credit worth $500 for each qualified dependent. Exemptions on income for people 62 and older and retirement income would have resulted in even greater savings:

“Gov. Whitmer talks a big game – but when she actually had a chance to take action by cutting taxes and helping the many people across Michigan who are struggling, she let them down.

“The plans I supported and worked to send to her would have helped everyone. She struck down hope for countless people who have seen inflation eat away at their finances. They’ll continue to see higher prices at the grocery store, gas station, pharmacy and elsewhere that are unsustainable to their own budgets – all while she worries about the sustainability of her own tax-and-spend initiatives that would be disrupted by allowing people to keep more of what they earn.

“This decision from Gov. Whitmer is not the right course of action as people face real hardship. I remain committed to delivering real relief for hard-working people and families.”

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