Alabama grocery tax repeal, once on the margins, becomes bipartisan campaign issue

By: Ralph Chapoco

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: September 14, 2026

Words: 1,415

Last Updated: 4 days, 7 hours ago

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  • Several candidates campaigning for statewide office pledged to support repealing the grocery tax in Alabama. This includes both the Democratic and Republican candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
  • Lawmakers in the past three years passed legislation to reduce the statewide portion of the grocery tax from 4% to 2%.
  • Anti-poverty advocates called the tax “immoral” because of its regressive nature. Households in the lowest income brackets pay …

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