Virginia Lawmakers Asked to End Grocery Tax By Northam, After GOP Successor Ran on Idea

Virginia Lawmakers Asked to End Grocery Tax By Northam, After GOP Successor Ran on Idea

Outgoing Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam is asking Virginia lawmakers to oust the state's 1.5 percent grocery tax, an issue that Republican Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin centered on heavily in his gubernatorial campaign.

Though Northam talked about eliminating the tax when he ran for governor in 2017, it was not as much of a key campaign base as it was for Youngkin. The governor-elect, set to take office in mid-January, included the measure in his "Day One game plan."

He said that the tax is regressive and disproportionately affects low-income people.