OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- Some state Republican lawmakers are proposing to temporarily eliminate Michigan's sales tax on gasoline for the summer driving season.
State Rep. Jack Hoogendyk, a Republican from Texas Township, says Friday that: "Eliminating the sales tax isn't a silver bullet, but it is something we can immediately do to help deal with high fuel prices."
The Kalamazoo Gazette reports Hoogendyk was in Kalamazoo County to discuss the proposal along with fellow Republicans state Rep. Rick Shaffer of Three Rivers and Rep. Neal Nitz of Baroda outside Bob and Kay's Auto Wash.
WWMT-TV reports the proposal would cut the 6 percent sales tax from Memorial Day to Labor Day, but wouldn't cut the state's 19-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax that's used for road construction and maintenance.