Broadening the State Sales Tax to Include Services: An Oakland County Perspective
Recent discussion seems to indicate a general perception among state leaders that Michigan's current tax structure will not be adequate to ensure a sufficient and consistent tax revenue stream into the future. It is expected that one of the alternatives that will be discussed by State decision-makers is to expand the sales tax to include services.
The analysis contained in this paper puts forth the arguments as to why a service tax is bad for Oakland County, bad for the taxpayers, and bad for Michigan's economy.
October 25, 2004