State lawmakers reached a final agreement on how to cut the grocery tax. As prices have risen across the board, Alabama’s 4% sales tax on food has remained the same, leaving families with the compounded expense – until now.
The Alabama Senate voted on Thursday to advance a measure to phase out 2 percent of the state's 4 percent sales tax, which could occur as early as the fall of 2024.
A bipartisan measure that would cut sales tax on groceries from 4% to 2% has advanced an Alabama Senate committee. Lawmakers are aiming to give final approval to the bill Thursday.
Alabama families could soon pay less at the grocery store after lawmakers gave final passage Thursday to a landmark bill that would gradually remove half of the 4% state sales tax on food, capping decades of fruitless attempts at such a tax cut.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — A bill cutting the state’s grocery tax in half over the next year is now on Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk. While it takes aim at the state’s 4% food tax, it…
The Alabama Legislature has given final passage to a major bill that would cut grocery sales tax from 4% to 2%, following decades of unsuccessful attempts to pass similar measures.
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