Following the initiative of Illinois that imposed a one percent tax on groceries, Oklahoma will eliminate their existing 4.5 percent tax.

In a signing ceremony, Governor Kevin Stitt regarded the rescission as the largest single-year tax cut in Oklahoma history. Grocery taxes are extremely regressive and place a disproportionate burden on lower-income demographics.

Grocery taxes in other states include Mississippi at 7 percent, Kansas, 6.5 percent, Idaho, 6 percent, South Dakota at 4.5 percent and seven additional states ranging from 1.5 percent to 4 percent.

The Oklahoma sales tax made it worthwhile for border residents to purchase their groceries in adjacent Texas despite the added inconvenience and cost of travel.  It is estimated that eliminating the sales tax would save an average family $700 annually.