House Republicans Increase Grocery Tax Credit

Friday, Feb. 11 House Republicans passed House Bill 509, to increase the amount of money the grocery tax credit returns to hardworking Idahoans. The House Republicans remain committed to continuing to find additional ways to invest the current fiscal surplus with Idaho taxpayers.

“What we’ve done with this bill is make sure that it’s our people – taxpaying Idahoans – who get this relief that they need,” said Representative Jim Addis (R-Coeur d’Alene), the bill’s lead sponsor. “By increasing the credit rather than eliminating the grocery tax, we are able to make sure that the benefits from this tax relief goes directly to our Idaho citizens, rather than to out-of-state visitors or people who come into Idaho from neighboring states.”

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