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Whitmer: GOP tax cut plan “not sustainable”

Russ McNamara

Governor Gretchen Whitmer said on Wednesday that she is opposed to a two-and-a-half-billion-dollar tax cut plan adopted this week by the state Senate.

The governor’s comments before the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce strongly signal a veto if the Senate tax cut plan hits her desk.

She said the GOP plan is not sustainable and would be a modest rollback compared to targeted tax breaks for people who most need the help.

“That would not have a meaningful improvement in the quality of life of people we know are struggling in this moment.”

The governor specifically named a boost in the state Earned Income Tax Credit and repealing the tax on some pension income as her preferred tax cut priorities.

Rick Pluta is Senior Capitol Correspondent for the Michigan Public Radio Network.