Two Tennessee lawmakers are calling for eliminating the state sales tax on food to be replaced by an increase in tobacco taxes.
The proposal would end the 4% sales tax on food for human consumption and increase the tax on cigarettes from 3 cents per cigarette to 8.35 cents each.
Other tobacco products would see an increase from 6.6% to 17% of the wholesale price.
The changes have not been voted on at this time by lawmakers.
