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Governor Glenn Youngkin campaigned on a platform of getting rid of the grocery tax. Last year, he signed a bill to get rid of the state portion, and now lawmakers are considering legislation to get rid of the rest of it.
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The first day of the new year will see some changes to Virginia law, including one very important change at the grocery store.
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When you buy groceries, the state has a sales tax and your local government has the option of adding a 1% tax. House Republicans want to eliminate both of those taxes, although Senate Democrats want to keep the local option.
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The bill is on track in the House. But in order to get through the Senate Finance Committee, supporters for eliminating the grocery tax are going to need to find about $500 million for education and then another $250 million for transportation projects – funding that currently comes from money raised by the grocery tax.
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Eliminating the grocery tax used to be a liberal idea, something that progressives argued for because it would help mainly low-income people. Then Republican candidate for governor Glenn Youngkin campaigned on it. Now lawmakers from both parties appear poised to make it happen.
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Ever since Virginia created the sales tax back in the late 1960’s, people have been calling for an elimination of the tax on groceries. It hits low-income people the hardest, and it's been a populist message on the campaign trail for Democrats like Henry Howell or Douglas Wilder. Now Republican candidate for governor Glenn Youngkin says it's time to get rid of the grocery tax.