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Senate raises Idaho grocery tax credit to $155 per person amid partisan floor debate
Summary
House Bill 2-31 increases the refundable grocery tax credit from $120 to $155 per person and includes an option to claim receipts up to $250. Senators debated whether the credit is an adequate substitute for full grocery-tax repeal and whether credits delay relief compared with at-register tax removal.
Boise — The Idaho Senate on March 5 approved House Bill 2-31 to raise the state's refundable grocery tax credit from $120 to $155 per person, making the credit uniform across ages. The bill passed amid partisan debate over whether a credit is sufficient relief compared with a full repeal of the grocery tax at the register.
What the bill does: Sponsors said the change increases direct relief available when filing 2025 Idaho income taxes, and the credit remains…
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