Lawmakers send Meijer tax break bill to governor
Lansing — Legislation headed to the governor's desk would create a tax break for automated equipment at a Lansing-area Meijer distribution site.
The three-bill package would change Michigan tax law to exempt from sales, use and property taxes automated consumer goods handling systems that sort and recombine products into pallets for storage at distribution sites and eventual shipment to stores.
The tax exemption would apply to similar machinery at distribution sites statewide, but Meijer anticipates an immediate effect at its Delta Township distribution facility where the company is planning a multimillion-dollar expansion, John VanFossen, of Meijer, told lawmakers Wednesday.