2016 House Bill 5914

Add "claw back" provisions to MEGA subsidies and corporate tax breaks

Introduced in the House

Sept. 21, 2016

Introduced by Rep. Jon Hoadley (D-60)

To add “claw back” provisions to the law used by the Granholm administration to grant businesses and developers some $9 billion worth of tax breaks and cash subsidies styled as Michigan Business Tax “tax credits.” The bill would only apply prospectively, so presumably its effect would be limited to any renegotiation of the terms of those existing "Michigan Economic Development Authority" deals. It would require the beneficiary to repay all the benefits if they move out of Michigan.

Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy