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U.S. States that have a sales tax on groceries (europe.pub)
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Source: https://www.kcur.org/news/2025-04-30/state-sales-tax-grocery-store-food

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world -2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

I can see taxing finished goods (hamburger helper) but not raw goods (apples, carrots). Is this the case in some of these states?

[–] uss_entrepreneur@startrek.website 4 points 10 months ago

This is more or less how it works in Texas. Or at least the last time I paid attention to it I’d did. Potatoes are not taxed but chips are.

[–] LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 4 points 10 months ago

Yeah, kind of. I live in Minnesota and here raw ingredients, and essential food items are untaxed. Prepared foods, candy, soda and anything "non-essential" are taxed normally.