密歇根州州长 Whitmer 致信财政部：要求取消食品关税，并补偿家庭的食品涨价损失
密歇根州州长 Gretchen Whitmer 11月10日致信美国财政部长 Scott Bessent，敦促联邦政府取消2025年与2026年加征的食品关税，并补偿密歇根州居民因此多付的食品开支。信件由州长办公室在州府 Lansing 发布。
Whitmer 在信中说，密歇根州家庭目前承担着全美最高的关税负担，账单就体现在每一次去超市结账的时候。据全国纳税人联盟基金会数据，自2025年1月以来，密歇根州每户家庭平均承担的关税负担为6,485美元，为全美最高；2025年食品价格继续攀升，杂货价格上涨2.4%，碎牛肉涨价15%，咖啡涨价20%。
信中还提到，与加拿大关系受损也让密歇根州付出代价：去年密歇根州对加拿大的出口下降12.3%。Whitmer 写道，关税与政策的突然反复削弱了密歇根州的竞争力，扰乱了长期贸易关系，联邦层面完全可以采取行动，结束新的食品关税、补偿居民多付的食品成本。
州长办公室同时列出该州已采取的降成本措施，包括免费学前班、免费校餐，以及为长者与工薪家庭提供超过10亿美元的税收减免等。州农业与农村发展部的数据显示，2025年5月至2026年5月，密歇根州消费食品价格上涨3.1%，其中肉类、禽类与鱼类涨6.2%，水果与蔬菜涨6.1%。
这已是 Whitmer 近期就关税对密歇根州产业与消费者影响采取的最新动作：她此前两度要求州政府部门报告关税影响，密歇根州8月还与其他州一道，就联邦政府对80多个国家加征关税的决定提起诉讼。
（来源：密歇根州州长办公室）
Michigan Governor Whitmer Urges Treasury to End Food Tariffs and Reimburse Families for Rising Grocery Costs
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on November 10 sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urging the federal government to eliminate food tariffs imposed in 2025 and 2026 and reimburse Michigan residents for the increased costs they have incurred, her office announced in Lansing.
Whitmer wrote that Michigan families are paying the highest tariff burden in the nation, with the costs showing up every time they check out at the grocery store. According to the National Taxpayers Union Foundation, Michigan households have faced an average tariff burden of $6,485 per household since January 2025, the highest in the country. Grocery prices rose 2.4% in 2025, with ground beef up 15% and coffee up 20%.
The letter also pointed to damage to the relationship with Canada, noting that Michigan's exports to Canada fell 12.3% last year. Whitmer asked the Treasury to end the new food tariffs levied in 2025 and 2026 and reimburse Michiganders for the increased cost of food.
Her office listed steps the state has already taken to lower costs, including free pre-K, free school meals, and more than $1 billion in tax relief for seniors and working families. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development found consumer food prices rose 3.1% from May 2025 to May 2026, including a 6.2% increase in meat, poultry and fish and a 6.1% increase in fruit and vegetables.
The letter is Whitmer's latest move on tariffs: she has twice directed state departments to report on tariff impacts, and in August Michigan joined other states in challenging the federal government's decision to impose additional tariffs on more than 80 countries.
(Source: Office of the Governor of Michigan)
来源：密歇根州州长办公室
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