DETROIT (Michigan News Source) — Going to a Lions game, Tigers playoff, or Taylor Swift concert in Detroit could soon come with more than a parking headache. City leaders are studying whether to tack on an “admissions tax” to tickets for major sports and entertainment events.

A new report from the Citizens Research Council of Michigan, requested by the City Council, lays out the math: a 3% ticket tax would bring in about $14 million a year, while a 10% rate could generate nearly $47 million. The council’s budget committee is set to dig into the findings on Oct. 1.

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Around the country, most big cities already impose some kind of admissions or amusement tax, The Detroit News reported. Detroit, despite hosting four major league teams and some of the region’s largest venues, has none. 

“In Detroit, this would be new, but nationwide it is not,” Eric Lupher, president of the research council, said.

Supporters argue the revenue could fund police and fire coverage at events or even cut property taxes for residents. Councilmembers Gabriela Santiago-Romero and Mary Waters say public safety is a likely target for the dollars. “Have you seen how many officers we have on the streets during the games?” Waters said.

But skeptics aren’t buying it. James Hohman of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy calls it just “another tax” piled onto Detroiters who already face the highest property taxes in the nation’s largest cities, plus income and casino taxes other communities don’t get.

The idea still has a long road ahead: Lansing lawmakers would first have to authorize the tax, the City Council would need to pass it, and Detroit voters would get the final say. Even if all that happens, Lupher said that fans shouldn’t expect the tax by next season as implementation could take years.