- Posted June 09, 2011
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Senate OKs bills
LANSING (AP) -- Michigan lawmakers are approving measures that would allow the city of Detroit to continue its 2.5 percent city income tax on resident individuals and a separate utility users' tax.
Bills allowing continuation of the taxes were approved Tuesday by the Senate on 21-17 and 20-18 votes. The House already has approved the measures so they should soon be sent to Gov. Rick Snyder.
Changes in state law are necessary to continue the tax rates because of Detroit's declining population.
Census statistics show that Detroit's population fell to 713,777 last year. The decline puts Detroit in danger of losing allowances in state law reserved for cities with a population above 750,000.
The bills approved Tuesday would lower the population threshold to 600,000 so Detroit still qualifies for the tax provisions.
Published: Thu, Jun 9, 2011
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