Read a bit further and realize that the effort to cut prices for locals ACTUALLY was a result of bipartisan cooperation . . . Still . . . We have to credit the Guv with the better photo op . . .
The 2022 law was passed with bipartisan support, unanimously in the Senate and with an overwhelming majority in the House. Gov. Laura Kelly said that the tax cut is a “win for the Kansas people,” after hearing Kansans’ concerns with inflation on food.
When the law was passed, food prices had increased by 9.9%. In 2023, they increased by 5.8%.
“You take a 6.5% reduction in the cost of food for people — that makes a huge difference to many, many people,” Kelly said. “Now I think we calculated that the average family of four would save over $500 a year, just on sales tax elimination.”
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
State sales tax on groceries drops to zero Jan. 1 * Kansas Reflector
On Jan. 1, Kansans will no longer pay state sales tax on groceries. They will still pay local taxes, but the state tax of 2% will go to zero.
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