As inflation soared in the past year, families in some states suffered a double whammy — paying food sales taxes on top of higher-priced groceries.
At least five of the 13 states where groceries were taxed as of last Jan. 1 passed laws to reduce, eliminate or ease the pinch — Kansas, Virginia, Illinois, Tennessee and Idaho. Efforts failed in several other states.
Grocery taxes that remain are “there for a reason. They’re needed as part of the revenue system, or because would rather cut other taxes,” such as the income tax, Auxier said. Participants in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program , better known as food stamps, generally are shielded from grocery tax collected separately at the point of sale, but in some areas, tax already is included in the shelf price of some items. So, SNAP participants do pay the tax on those items. Recipients also typically run out of benefits before the end of the month.
Walczak argued in a recent report that a more comprehensive approach would broaden sales taxes to include groceries and consumer services , paired with a grocery tax credit and income tax reductions.
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