Tag: GROCERY TAX

As the state kicks off its two-month-long grocery tax holiday, former Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl, a candidate for lieutenant governor, is calling for the state to make the cut permanent.

A two-month state grocery tax holiday began on Friday.

A one-cent reduction in the grocery sales tax will take effect on Monday.

Fairhope City Council candidate Joshua Gammon is proposing eliminating the grocery tax for the city if he is elected.

Governor Kay Ivey signed into law a one-cent grocery sales tax cut on Friday.

The Alabama Senate passed a one-cent grocery sales tax cut on Tuesday.

Since November 2022, the city of Clay has continued to renew its grocery tax cut of 2%. Locals are enjoying the break, the city is making moves to ensure it is able to continue giving the break and state lawmakers are taking notes.

The Senate Education Budget committee passed a one-cent grocery sales tax cut and a sales tax reduction on machinery equipment on Wednesday.

The Alabama Republican Party is working closely with State Senate leadership to expand a major tax cut package that will cut the state’s grocery tax, while also including additional relief for Alabama businesses, according to ALGOP Chairman John Wahl.

Last week, the Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation that, if signed into law, would reduce grocery taxes and increase income and retirement plan tax deductions.

A variety of tax cut bills backed by House Republican leadership are slated to be voted on the House floor on Tuesday including another one-cent grocery tax cut and an increased exemption on retirement benefit withdrawals.

The Alabama Republican Party stands strong for tax cuts. We will keep fighting to ensure that every Alabamian – whether a small business owner, a hardworking family member, or a retired citizen – can thrive in a state that values liberty, hard work, and fiscal responsibility.

Legislation is set to be pre-filed to loosen restrictions on when a city can implement a local grocery tax cut, according to State Rep. Mike Shaw (R-Hoover).

A “legislative fix” might be needed to a 2023 grocery tax cut law after the city of Hoover said on Tuesday they weren’t implementing a planned local grocery tax cut due to state restrictions, according to State Sen. Andrew Jones (R-Centre).

The City of Hoover said the State of Alabama is blocking a 0.5% local grocery tax cut that was supposed to go into effect on Tuesday.

Alabama’s state sales tax on groceries won’t be cut by another one cent on Sunday.

Alabama shoppers won’t be seeing a second penny cut from the grocery tax in 2024.

Lieutenant Gov. Will Ainsworth said last week he was committed to a full repeal of Alabama's share of the grocery tax.

Alabamians are feeling a bit of relief at the grocery store checkout lines as a result of the tax cut on food that a coalition of conservative lawmakers and I pushed through the legislature during the 2023 regular session. 

Shoppers at grocery stores in Alabama began receiving a one-cent reduction in the state sales tax on groceries beginning on Friday.

Alabama shoppers at grocery stores will see a one-cent reduction in the state sales tax on groceries beginning tomorrow.

Shoppers at grocery stores in Alabama will see a one-cent reduction in the state sales tax on groceries beginning on Friday.

Our success in cutting the grocery tax demonstrates what can be accomplished if we stay true to our conservative beliefs, build consensus among lawmakers, and have the courage to attempt to accomplish what many say can’t be done.  

'I said it's amazing that all these bills just come out, but are there bills that we need to be trying to repeal versus always creating laws?'

Members of the Millbrook City Council unanimously passed a one-cent city sales tax increase on Tuesday morning at a special-called meeting in an attempt to beat Gov. Kay Ivey’s possible signature on grocery tax cut legislation passed by the House and Senate last week.

The Senate unanimously passed amended legislation that would cut the state's sales tax on groceries by 2% on Thursday.

Members of the Senate Education Budget Committee passed legislation that would cut the state's sales tax on groceries by 2% on Wednesday.