MLBA reacts to Whitmer vetoing bar and restaurant portion of relief supplemental
Courtesy of MLBA.org
and last updated 2021-03-09 17:54:10-05
LANSING, Mich. â Today Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two COVID-19 relief supplementals, while vetoing several items from the bills.
âThe Michigan Licensed Beverage Association (MLBA) has been pushing for property tax, liquor license and food license relief for months,â said MLBA Executive Director Scott Ellis. âOur industry has been impacted more than any other industry since the initial shutdown last March and we need this relief.â
Among the vetoed portions was $405 million in relief for business property taxes, unemployment tax aid, liquor license fees and food license fees.
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In a photo provided by the Michigan Office of the Governor, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the state during a speech in Lansing, Mich., Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. Michigan s health department lifted a monthslong ban on contact sports that was ordered to help curb rising coronavirus cases, starting Monday, as long as masks are worn. Thursday s announcement from the governor came a week after she had expressed optimism about a restart. If face coverings cannot be worn, athletes must be regularly tested for COVID-19 under the revised order. (Michigan Office of the Governor via AP)
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One month after Michigan’s bars and restaurants were allowed to reopen at 25-percent capacity, statewide business leaders are urging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to increase how many customers are permitted in indoor dining rooms.
A group of 14 regional business associations sent a letter to Whitmer on Monday, saying they’re “encouraged by the data” on coronavirus trends in the state. The decline in cases since January, they hope, will inspire her to allow the next phase of reopening.
“It is no secret that some industries, based on the sheer nature of their industries, have been impacted more than others,” according to the letter signed by the group that includes chambers of commerce representing the state, Detroit region and Grand Rapids.
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