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This bill, titled the Grocery Tax Elimination Act, proposes to exempt groceries, defined as food or drink for human consumption eligible for purchase with federal food stamps, from Mississippi's state sales tax. It achieves this by amending existing laws related to sales and use taxes, specifically Section 27-65-111 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, which lists exemptions from sales tax, by adding a new provision to exempt groceries. The bill also makes conforming changes to other sections of the code, including Sections 27-65-17, 27-65-75, and 27-67-31, which deal with sales tax rates, distribution of sales tax revenue, and use tax respectively, to align them with this new exemption. The intention is to reduce the tax burden on essential food items for consumers.

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