April 12, 2006
April 12, 2006
LANSING – Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today challenged Republican legislative leaders to sign an agreement to both repeal the Single Business Tax (SBT) by the end of 2006 and craft a replacement for the SBT that would not shift taxes to citizens or make deep cuts in health care, education or police and fire services. Copies of the agreement bearing the Governor’s signature have been delivered to the offices of Senate Majority Leader Ken Sikkema and House Speaker Craig DeRoche.
“I’ve made my position clear: I will not allow the business tax burden to be put on the backs of Michigan families” said Granholm. “If the Republican leaders can accept that basic principal, we could eliminate the SBT tomorrow and replace it with a better business tax.”
Granholm told legislative leaders that she would support legislation repealing the SBT by 2008 if the legislation was amended to protect families from a tax increase and/or massive cuts to education, health care, and public safety. When Republicans in the Legislature rejected that amendment and passed a bill repealing the SBT, Granholm promptly vetoed it.
A copy of the signed agreement the Governor sent to the Republican leaders is attached.
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