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6 October
10:54 pm

if you own a private plane, you don't have to pay a tax on that fuel

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Jocelyn Benson, at Michigan Governor General Election Debate (WOOD TV8)

10:54 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific assertion about Michigan tax law exempting private plane fuel from taxation — verifiable against state tax code
What we foundPrivate plane owners are not exempt from fuel taxes; they pay a federal excise tax on fuel at the noncommercial rate, which is actually higher than the rate paid by commercial airlines.
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