Gumm Tries Again On Grocery Sales Taxes

Senator Jay Paul Gumm of Durant will try again in 2008 to remove the state's portion of the sales tax on groceries.

The measure would remove the state’s portion of the sales tax on groceries; if enacted, Gumm said, the bill would save Oklahoma families 4.5 cents on every dollar they spend at the grocery store. Families spending $500 per month on groceries would save $270 annually on sales taxes under the bill.

“Working families are feeling the pain of all-time high gas prices, and could use the relief at the checkout stand when they buy food for their families,” Gumm said. “Eliminating this unfair tax will allow Oklahomans to have more money in their pockets to spend on necessities and to boost their local economies.”

This will be the third year Gumm will try to end collection of the state’s portion of the sales tax on groceries. He introduced similar legislation last year, however that bill was never granted a hearing in the Senate Finance Committee.

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