Whitmer’s Proposed 2025 Budget Carries 1,288 Percent Trash Fee Hike Increase

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says the proposed 2025 budget wouldn’t raise taxes but it would dump a 1,200% increase in trash fees onto local taxpayers.

The budget aims to raise the landfill tipping fee rate for state landfills from 36 cents to $5 per ton – a 1,288% increase.

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