To be more specific, since I don’t know what property taxes are in New York, I have a house assessed at $280k and pay about $600/year each for city and county. If I were outside city limits, it’d only be county.
In Minnesota, where I live, there’s no tax on raw ingredients and essential food items. That means things like fruits, vegetables, grains, pasta, bread etc.
There is, however, a tax on non-essential food items. This is things like candy, soda, prepared food etc.
As someone who lives in New York City, I am very surprised to hear that anybody anywhere pays sales tax on groceries.
There’s also no income tax, and relatively low property tax.
Not saying that’s a good thing, as it shifts the tax burden too much onto the poor, but it’s worth noting.
Useful context. Thank you
To be more specific, since I don’t know what property taxes are in New York, I have a house assessed at $280k and pay about $600/year each for city and county. If I were outside city limits, it’d only be county.
That’s significantly lower than NYC area which is already considered fairly priced compared to many surrounding areas.
My house is assessed at $650k (that’s nothing in NYC) and I pay around $5400 a year in property taxes.
How do you define “groceries”?
In Minnesota, where I live, there’s no tax on raw ingredients and essential food items. That means things like fruits, vegetables, grains, pasta, bread etc.
There is, however, a tax on non-essential food items. This is things like candy, soda, prepared food etc.
The specifics of the law are here.
NY State is similar.