Grocery tax cut, housing investments highlight Metro budget

Mayor Addresses Council.jpg — Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell addresses the Metro Council on June 16, 2026.
Photo: Mayor's Office

The Metro Council on Tuesday gave its final approval to Nashville’s $3.8 billion budget for fiscal year 2027, which is set to include a grocery tax cut and investments in affordable housing.

The final spending plan, set to take affect July 1, came in the form of a substitute budget filed by the council’s Budget and Finance Committee Chair Kyonzté Toombs and is largely based off Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s proposed budget.

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