Commissioner Alex Garza

ALT Governor Whitmer, Speaker Tate, Senate Majority Leader Brinks Agree to Deliver the Largest Tax Break in Decades Through 'Lowering MI Costs Plan' LANSING, Mich. – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, and Speaker Joe Tate released the following statement after agreeing to a framework for the Lowering MI Costs plan that will deliver the largest tax break to Michiganders in decades and ensure that all taxpayers see relief. The Lowering MI Cost plan will repeal the retirement tax to save 500,000 households an average of $1,000 a year, increase the Working Families Tax Credit to put an average of $3,150 back into the pockets of 700,000 Michiganders, and deliver inflation relief checks to all Michigan taxpayers. “Michiganders sent a clear message in November. They want leaders who are going to get things done that help their families get ahead. “Right now, inflation has driven the cost up on everyday goods, which is squeezing household budgets and...