If you’re like many Americans, you’ve been stockpiling bags of chocolate and nougat-based treats to share with trick-or-treaters—or, if you’re like me, to share with yourself. Generously. According to the National Retail Federation, Halloween shoppers plan to spend $2.6 billion on candy in 2019—a whopper of a number.
In other words, there’s no better time for a map looking at how different state sales taxes treat consumable goods like candy, groceries, and soda.
Source: taxfoundation.org
