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Tennessee grocery tax suspension begins Monday

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Posted By: Ribicon, 7/30/2022 5:38:54 PM

Nashville, Tenn.—Beginning August first, groceries will go tax free in Tennessee—with a few exceptions. A grocery tax suspension, proposed by Governor Bill Lee in March in response to nationwide inflation, will take effect Aug. 1, and remain in effect for 30 days. The suspension applies to all food and food ingredients, and only excludes alcohol, tobacco, candy, dietary supplements and prepared food. “I think it’s fantastic,” Kroger shopper Nancy Andrews said Friday. “Any relief you can give to families and single people is great at this point.”(Snip)“I feel a difference in all the bills,” shopper Domonique Alexander said.

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For a limited time only, ordinary Tennesseans will be elevated to the status of food stamp "clients," and will thus not pay even a penny in sales tax on food.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Ashley Brenton 7/30/2022 5:42:13 PM (No. 1233124)
Bourbon is part of the food pyramid.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: snowoutlaw 7/30/2022 5:49:28 PM (No. 1233132)
At least in California we don't tax food. Probably the least progressive tax there is so maybe its also the most fair?
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Reply 3 - Posted by: 4Justice 7/30/2022 6:18:12 PM (No. 1233163)
We never paid tax on food or candy in California, unless it was prepared and warm.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: MDConservative 7/30/2022 6:51:02 PM (No. 1233192)
Hate to say, putting money into the pockets of citizens only increases the amount they can spend...and that fuels inflation. I know it's not much compared to the $14 TRILLION dumped into the economy by the Federal government since 2019... And what state taxes groceries?
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Jesuslover54 7/30/2022 9:28:34 PM (No. 1233292)
#4, Tennessee does.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: smokincol 7/31/2022 2:04:27 AM (No. 1233396)
why does it take 5 months for a law to become effective in Tennessee? the usual time period is 90 days.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: MissMann 7/31/2022 12:32:12 PM (No. 1233787)
Tennessee doesn't have an income tax and its property taxes are pretty low. TN sales tax is comparable to California's (9+% in most counties), and yes, it's on groceries, too.) Still, it's a better deal than CA where the property taxes are crazy high, and the income tax AND sales tax are among the highest in the nation.
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