Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed into law an expanded grocery tax credit that is intended to offset the sales tax Idahoans pay on food. Little signed House Bill 231 into law, according to a news release Little issued Thursday afternoon.

The new law increases the grocery tax credit all Idaho taxpayers receive to offset the sales tax Idahoans pay on food to $155 a year.

Governor Brad Little and House and Senate leaders commented today on the Governor’s signing of House Bill 231, which increases the grocery tax credit for Idaho

Governor Brad Little has signed a bill increasing the grocery tax credit from $120 to $155 per person and removing the increased rate for seniors. Little signed House Bill 231 Thursday morning a week after the bill passed the Senate 30 to 3.