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Democrats say Tennessee consumers pay among nation's highest taxes on groceries
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Federation of Tax Administrators, State Sales Tax Rates and Food & Drug Exemptions, February 2011.
Tax Foundation, Ranking State and Local Sales Taxes (Tax Foundation Fiscal Fact No. 284), Sept. 22, 2011.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Should States Tax Food? Examining the Policy Issues and Options, April 1998.
Tax Foundation, Ranking State and Local Sales Taxes (Tax Foundation Fiscal Fact No. 284), Sept. 22, 2011.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Should States Tax Food? Examining the Policy Issues and Options, April 1998.
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