Every member of the Alabama Senate is supporting legislation to cut the state sales tax on groceries by half.
Every member of the Alabama Senate on Thursday backed legislation to cut the state sales tax on groceries by half, as food bill relief emerges as a bipartisan issue for lawmakers in the face of rising prices.
The broad support boosts the legislation’s chances of winning approval after similar bills have stalled in Montgomery for decades.The legislation, which next heads to a Senate committee for debate, is less sweeping than other proposals that would eliminate the groceries sales tax. Jones said he is seeking a reduction in a way that won’t hurt funding for public schools.
Various lawmakers, mostly Democrats, have proposed removing the grocery tax since the early 1990s, but the proposals failed partly because of their impact on the education budget. But the idea has gained traction among lawmakers in both parties as the state sees both an unusual budget surplus and families experience rising food costs.
Competing proposals vary on if the tax would be removed entirely, what foods would be included and if the lost revenue would be replaced.
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