Nashville’s trim to the grocery tax takes effect

Buying groceries in Nashville is now just a little bit cheaper, at least when it comes to the sales tax you pay.

Over the summer, Metro leaders chose to reduce the city’s portion of the grocery sales tax by a half-cent. That was made possible after the Tennessee legislature decided not to make a statewide cut and instead gave localities the option to decrease their own local rates.

Nashville leaders estimate families will save $6 dollars per month. That translates to a revenue loss of roughly $8-to-9 million for the city…

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