Tennessee Kicks Off Budget Season With Experts Predicting Stagnant Revenues

The Days Of Skyrocketing Tax Revenues Are Likely Over, Multiple Budget Experts Told Tennessee’s Panel In Charge Of Predicting Revenue Growth. With No Revenue Growth, A No Sales Tax Holiday On Groceries Might Be A No-Go For Next Year.

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As TN House-Senate Remain Stuck, Finance Commissioner Warns About Budget Shortfall

Besides A House-Senate Impasse Over Legislative “Sticking Points,” Approving Expensive Bills During The Governor’s Special Session Will Be Difficult With The State Hitting A $330 Million “Hole In The Budget.”

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Tennessee Legislature Passes Lee’s $412M Tax Cut, Grocery Tax Holiday

Tennessee’s Legislature Passed A Bill Promoted By Gov. Bill Lee On What Was Budgeted To Be $412 Million In Tax Cuts As The Session Completed Late Last Week. The Largest Factor In The Bill Was $272.8 Million In A Three-Month Food And Food Ingredients Tax Holiday From August Through October Across The State, A Proposal That Holds Locals Harmless By Sending Other State Tax Funds Their Way To Cover The Local Portion Of The Food Tax.

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Critic-Derided Tax Holidays For School Supplies And Groceries Approaching In Tennessee

Starting Friday, Tennessee Will Begin Its Annual Sales Tax Holiday For School Supplies, Clothing And Computers That Will Run Through Midnight Sunday. The Grocery Tax Holiday Was Touted As A Break For Tennessee Residents In The Budget By Republicans In The General Assembly And Lee, But Not All Agree That It Is Good Policy.

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Tennessee’s Highest Court Hears Arguments On School Choice – June 7, 2021 TTC News Break

1) Tennessee’s Highest Court Hears Arguments On School Choice
2)Tennessee Announces Three Sales Tax Holidays
3) TN Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Receives $53M In New Federal Funding

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