State taxes on groceries in Kansas will fall again in the new year and the tax is set to expire completely in 2025, but Governor Laura Kelly wants to speed up the phase out of the sales tax on groceries. The state portion of taxes on food will fall to 2% on January 1st from the current 4%. It’s part of the ongoing phase out of the state tax on groceries that started last year when the rate was 6.5%. It will go to zero in 2025. Kelly says she will again call for lawmakers to speed up the process to offer faster relief to low-income people., as it affects every Kansan, and it has an even bigger impact proportionally on those who have the least. Republican leaders argued the phase out gives the state time to adjust to the revenue decline. Lawmakers return to Topeka Tuesday, January 2nd.
