2005 House Bill 4804

Allow Detroit to levy “fast food tax”

Introduced in the House

May 17, 2005

Introduced by Rep. Marsha Cheeks (D-6)

To allow Detroit to levy a 2 percent excise tax on fast food restaurant sales, as proposed by Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to address a $300 million deficit in the city’s $1.5 billion budge.

Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy