MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – Shopping for groceries? You’ll want to make your purchases before July 1, when Alabama’s grocery tax holiday ends.
Earlier this year, Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill to remove the state’s 2% tax on groceries for the months of May and June. That savings ends July 1.
“When we can cut taxes in Alabama and provide some relief to the hardworking people of this state, I am all for it,” Gov. Kay Ivey said when signing the bill. “With the Legislature, we have worked to pull back the state’s portion of the grocery tax over the last few years. This two-month holiday on the state grocery tax will provide direct relief, and I am grateful to Rep. James Lomax (R-Huntsville) and Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) for sponsoring the legislation to make that possible.”…