Produce Prices Rise As Gas Prices Continue To Soar
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As of Sunday, Nashville groceries are now just a little bit cheaper. A 0.5 percent reduction in the local grocery tax — proposed by Mayor Freddie O’Connell months ago and passed by the Metro Council in June — went into effect Nov. 1. Metro estimates that this local portion of the grocery bill contributes about $9 million to the city budget, a cost O’Connell defended Friday as worthwhile for Nashville families.

“It does amount to a reduction in our ability to capture revenue with a very limited set of tools to put revenue into public services and public resources,” said O’Connell on Friday morning. “ I think as we look at this, this is something that will be broad-based and offer some immediate economic relief starting this weekend.”