Montgomery, AL – Republicans in the Alabama House have offered an alternative to a bill they have rejected three times to remove the state's 4 percent sales tax from groceries.
Members of the House Republican Caucus unveiled a bill Wednesday by GOP Rep. DuWayne Bridges of Valley that would provide a grocery tax credit to families living below the federal poverty level.
The refundable income tax rebate would be $75 per person or $300 for a family of four in households with adjusted gross incomes of less than $15,000 a year. The rebate would be $65 per person or $260 for a family of four with incomes between $15,000 and $22,000.
House Minority Leader Mike Hubbard of Auburn said Republicans expect to file the bill Thursday.
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