Alabama legislators typically tinker with the tax code, passing targeted breaks for businesses or specific groups of people. This year was different. Lawmakers in the session that just concluded passed tax reductions that will put hundreds of dollars into the pockets of average Alabamians. But most of it could be fleeting, either as one-time payouts or temporary.
) - Alabama legislators typically tinker with the tax code, passing targeted breaks for businesses or specific groups of people.
Robyn Hyden, executive director of the advocacy group Alabama Arise, says she cannot recall a legislative session that did more to reduce the burden on lower-income folks. Alabama Arise estimates that cutting the state sales tax on groceries by 1 percentage point will save the average family $150 a year. The organization derives the cost to a family of four for what the U.S. Department of Agriculture considers a moderate-cost healthy diet.
“Just think about what you spend in one week on groceries,” she said. “Just the food you buy at the grocery store, the equivalent of one week’s worth of groceries. That’s how much you pay every year in terms of the 2 percent .”
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