Michigan’s gas tax is going up 1.4 cents per gallon starting Jan. 1, thanks to an automatic adjustment written into state law.

It’s not yet clear what a replacement to the state gas tax would look like in Michigan, despite a $5M allocation to get the ball rolling.

In 2022, Michigan was slightly above the national average for state gas tax – which was 26 cents per gallon. Pennsylvania, California and Washington all have state gas taxes of 49 cents or higher.

Should Michigan change or get rid of the gas tax? The Michigan Department of Transportation is asking for the public's input.

A typical Michigan driver would initially pay roughly $4.60 more a month in state gasoline taxes under a gradual tax increase proposed to boost funding for road repairs.

A law signed under former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder increased Michigan's gas tax from 27.2 cents a gallon to 28.6 cents. The rate increase is either 5% each year or the rate of inflation.

The new 2023 tax will be 28.6 cents per gallon. Michigan has the sixth-highest total gas tax in the nation, 70.1 cents per gallon, when the 18.4-cent per gallon federal gas taxes, the state fuel ...

LANSING — Michigan's gasoline and diesel taxes will be increased by 1.4 cents per gallon, or 5 percent, in 2023.The adjustment, which was announced by the state Department of Treasury on ...

Gas prices jumped 21 cents since last week, according to AAA. Michigan's average price for regular unleaded gasoline now stands at $3.20 cents per gallon.

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The Michigan Department of Transportation wants to know how you would feel about replacing the state gas tax with a road usage charge.