{"id":12372,"date":"2019-03-30T02:29:27","date_gmt":"2019-03-30T02:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=12372"},"modified":"2019-03-30T02:44:31","modified_gmt":"2019-03-30T02:44:31","slug":"michigan-sees-increase-in-revenue-from-aviation-fuel-excise-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/michigan\/michigan-sees-increase-in-revenue-from-aviation-fuel-excise-tax\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Sees Increase in Revenue from Aviation Fuel Excise Tax"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a report to the Michigan Aeronautics Commission (MAC) at their meeting in Lansing on March 27, Aeronautics Commission Director Mike Trout reported that Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 revenue from the aviation fuel excise tax is up $1.2 million compared to FY 2018. For the sales tax on aviation fuel, it is seeing a $999,342 increase this fiscal year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/DI-03093-0052edit-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12373\" width=\"135\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DI-03093-0052edit-1.jpg 237w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DI-03093-0052edit-1-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/><figcaption><em>Mike Trout<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>These fluctuations are typical due to seasonal and other factors but are not necessarily considered trends. Trout presented the 2020-2024 Five-Year Transportation Plan to the MAC showing costs projections will be $700 million for the Airport Capital Improvement Program and $1.2 million for the Air Service Program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These needs create a significant funding gap between\nrequests and resources. Trout cautioned that state aeronautics funding levels\nare a challenge as revenue from sales tax have never reached the estimated\namount from 2015, despite some growth this fiscal year. &#8220;Our investment\nstrategy is to preserve critical infrastructure, particularly pavements,\nnavigational aids, and protect airspace,&#8221; Trout said. &#8220;We maximize\nfederal funds by leveraging state, local, and private funding.&#8221;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a report to the Michigan Aeronautics Commission (MAC) at their meeting in Lansing on March 27, Aeronautics Commission Director Mike Trout reported that Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 revenue from the aviation fuel excise tax is up $1.2 million compared to FY 2018. For the sales tax on aviation fuel, it is seeing a $999,342 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-michigan"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12372"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12385,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12372\/revisions\/12385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}