The Coalition Against Discriminatory Car Rental Excise Taxes is made up of most of the top Car rental companies including Hertz, Avis, Thrifty and many more. They recently announced that they would formally oppose a $2.50 car rental excise tax that will soon be voted on in the Michigan Legislature. This is the latest in a series of oppositions to similar taxes in States throughout the Union.

Consumer advocate Christopher Elliott was recently quoted characterizing another similar excise in Wisconsin tax as “…a fly-by-night approach to raising taxes on drivers, many of whom can’t vote and may not benefit from the mass transit projects, is the wrong way. This issue deserves its own debate, far removed from the chaos of Wisconsin’s budget bill.” This view is shared by the majority of rental car fleets.

The New Jersey Business and Industry Association has also supported the ideas of the coalition as they have opposed a pending car rental excise tax in New Jersey. The money from this tax is earmarked for local development projects.

Ray the VP of Government and legislative affairs for Alamo Rent a Car, Enterprise Rent a Car and National rental Car stated “This type of arbitrary tax singles out just one group of consumers to fund otherwise worthwhile projects or programs that benefit our communities overall,” and “That’s why our coalition continues to speak out on behalf of car rental customers who are unfairly targeted by zealous legislators.”