Magic Valley Liberty Alliance
by Jeff A Pierson Every time a family in this state buys bread, milk, or fresh produce, the state takes its cut. For an average Idaho family of four, groceries cost between $10,200 and $13,363 a year (CT Insider, 2024; Ramsey Solutions, 2025). At a 6% sales tax, that means $612 to $802 paid right at […]
By Ronald M. Nate, Ph.D., Idaho Freedom FoundationJanuary 3, 2025 One of the weakest arguments against repealing the grocery tax is that because there is a “food tax credit” on your income taxes, it would be redistribution to leave the credit alone while removing the sales tax on groceries. A few squishy legislators insist on […]
By Sen. Glenneda Zuiderveld, Dist. 24August 7, 2025 Did You Know? A Bit of Idaho History on the Grocery Tax Repeal Back in 2017, the very first bill to repeal Idaho’s grocery tax passed both chambers of the Legislature only to be vetoed by Governor Butch Otter. But here’s the kicker: he issued the veto […]
By Dorothy Moon, IDGOP ChairwomanAugust 7, 2025 Did you know that Idaho is one of only a handful of states that still charges full sales tax on groceries? Most states either exempt food from sales tax entirely or tax it at a lower rate than other goods. According to a recent poll by the Mountain […]
There has been a grocery tax repeal bill ready to go but Mike Moyle and David Cannon refuse to hear it in the Idaho House of Representatives. Tell them you demand them to stop playing politics with our money and repeal the tax immediately! Email the Senate Local Government Taxation Committee to vote NO on […]
A Comprehensive Analysis of Tax Relief for Idaho Residents By Rebecca Smith, MVLA Contributor, February 18, 2025 Idaho lawmakers continue to debate how best to provide tax relief to residents. The twoleading proposals are: Estimated Savings for Idaho ResidentsTo understand how these tax relief proposals compare, let’s analyze their financial impact on an average Idaho […]
Watch Zuiderveld, Zito and Kohl on how we can finally – FINALLY! – repeal Idaho’s grocery tax here on Capitol Clarity. So, what’s the deal with Idaho’s grocery tax? Always-fun-to watch Lilly Allman from ‘In the Know Idaho’ mockingly explains the buffoonery here. Myths and Misunderstandings of the grocery tax repeal by Ronald M. Nate, Ph.D., August […]