Michigan League for Public Policy: Income Tax Cuts: Financially Irresponsible and No Economic Benefits
ITEP Work in ActionProposals to roll back the personal income tax in Michigan will not create jobs or grow our economy and will disproportionately benefit the wealthiest taxpayers the most. It is also fiscally irresponsible to reduce taxes when the state is facing a budget shortfall due to lower than expected revenues.
In fact, most of the benefits of a cut in the state’s personal income tax from 4.25% to 3.9% would flow to Michigan’s wealthiest taxpayers, according to an analysis by the Institute of Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington, D.C.-based research group that uses a sophisticated model of the tax system.