In more testimony on the grocery tax repeal bill, all in favor of it:

Eileen Stachowski of the Idaho Farmers Market Association said her members support the bill, and it would help those who sell food as well as those who buy it.

Tammy Nichols of Caldwell said, “I’m one of your loyal taxpayers that live in your state,” and as the mother of four boys, “I spend a lot of time at the grocery store, usually a couple times a week on average.” She estimated that the removal of the sales tax on groceries would save her family $100 to $125 a month. “I feel that as a taxpayer, my taxes continue to increase with no decrease that I’ve seen in the last decade. I would prefer to get rid of this tax because it would save my family and myself quite a bit of money. … It would save many Idahoans a lot of money in order to provide what they need to be providing for their family.”

Julia Page, a board member of the Idaho Organization of Resource Councils, said the grocery tax credit is “cumbersome and inefficient. I think it acknowledges the punitive  ... nature of a tax on food.” She said, “We see this as meaningful tax reform that will put us on a better track for the future.”

A total of 10 people testified; no one spoke against the bill.