Question

Does New York State exclude necessities, why or why not?

Answer 1

Yes, the New York State excludes necessities. The necessity goods such as medicines, foods, and clothing are exempted from sales tax (or sometimes taxed at a lower rate) in New York State. The exclusion for such items mainly came from progressive legislation in the tax code of New York City that target to lessen the associated costs with self-care of residents of the metropolitan area. Legislators have done for shielding consumers who are in the bracket of lower-income from tax on the things they must buy in their daily life.