NEW: More Mississippians would prefer not to pay the 7% sales tax on groceries than not to pay the state income tax, according to a new poll.
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today January 20, 2023 More Mississippians would prefer not to pay the 7% sales tax on groceries than not to pay the state income tax, according to a recent poll from Mississippi Today/Siena College. The poll, conducted Jan. 3-8, found 68% of respondents favor suspending the grocery tax, while 24% oppose ending the grocery tax. “The cost of food is high enough already,” Hinds County resident and poll respondent Lucinda Robinson told Mississippi Today.
This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
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