A new “Meals Tax” contained in the Democrat biennial state budget will place a 7.35% tax on many grocery store items previously not taxed and add more financial burden on CT families & residents. Here's everything you need to know. The “meals tax” included in the Democrat and Governor Lamont's state budget is set to go into effect October 1, 2019. The tax applies to prepared and ready-to-consume foods sold at restaurants AND grocery stores. The 7.35% tax will apply to not only prepared meals such as sandwiches, deli salads, pizza and hot buffet items, but also containers of lettuce, small packages of snacks, loose baked goods, wrapped salads, small servings of ice cream, and meal replacement bars. It also…
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