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Grocery tax reduction bill heads to the Alabama Senate

Headline from CBS 42 Birmingham, on the newest of 2 developments

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — The Alabama House unanimously passed a bill to cut the state’s 4% grocery tax in half over the next two years. The tax would go down to 3% this September and 2%…

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Developments in this update

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  1. Alabama committee advances grocery tax reduction bill

    Headline from CBS 42 Birmingham ·

  2. Newest

    Grocery tax reduction bill heads to the Alabama Senate

    Headline from CBS 42 Birmingham ·

Reports & sources

8 articles, oldest first.

  1. AL.com

    Plan to reduce sales tax on food advances in Alabama House (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    A committee approved a bill to reduce the 4% state sales tax on food, an idea discussed for decades.

  2. Tulsa World

    Alabama House committee advances bill to cut half of state's 4% sales tax on groceries (opens Tulsa World)

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    Tulsa World's feed description

    Alabama lawmakers have advanced legislation to remove half of the state’s 4% sale tax on food. The proposal moving through the state House has garnered wide bipartisan support among lawmakers

  3. CBS 42 Birmingham

    Alabama committee advances grocery tax reduction bill (opens CBS 42 Birmingham)

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    CBS 42 Birmingham's feed description

    A bill cutting the state’s grocery tax in half over time passed the Alabama House Education Budget Committee Wednesday, clearing one of its first hurdles in the legislative process with five …

  4. Fox News

    Alabama’s grocery sale tax may be cut in half under bill approved by the state House (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    In the face of soaring food prices and a rare budget surplus, House lawmakers in Alabama have approved a measure that would cut grocery sale tax from 4% to 2%.

  5. CBS 42 Birmingham

    Grocery tax reduction bill heads to the Alabama Senate (opens CBS 42 Birmingham)

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    CBS 42 Birmingham's feed description

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — The Alabama House unanimously passed a bill to cut the state’s 4% grocery tax in half over the next two years. The tax would go down to 3% this September and 2%…

  6. WKRG Mobile

    Lawmakers advance bill to cut Alabama’s grocery sales tax in half (opens WKRG Mobile)

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    WKRG Mobile's feed description

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Thursday advanced legislation to remove half of the state’s 4% sale tax on groceries, a proposal that garnered broad bipartisan support in the face of s…

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