Rookie lawmaker works to eliminate grocery tax, petition circulating
Rep. Aftyn Behn has been working on the bill since November 2023.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - One state representative is working to say goodbye to the grocery tax in Tennessee.
Tennessee is one of thirteen states with a grocery tax and at 4%, it is one of the highest in the nation.
Representative Aftyn Behn and Senator Charlane Oliver are sponsoring a bill that would eliminate this grocery tax and replace it with taxes on large companies that call Tennessee home.
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Rep. Behn spoke about her plan to hold Tennessee’s large companies accountable.
“I’m calling on corporations to pay their fair share of taxes in order to abolish the grocery tax,” she proclaimed. “I would challenge the Republicans across the aisle to join me in fighting to abolish it because it hurts their working-class families as well.”
Rep. Behn met with the public to outline her proposal at The Turnip Truck in the Gulch last November.
To join Rep. Behn’s campaign to eliminate the state grocery tax, her petition can be found here.
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