Maryland treasury officials are pushing a tax-free holiday week beginning Sunday and ending Aug. 14.
The campaign is designated Shop Maryland Week and gives residents, as well as visitors, a break from the 6 percent sales tax usually tacked onto their apparel purchases throughout the rest of the year.
The program applies only to clothing and shoes, and the items must cost less than $100 each to qualify for the tax exemption, officials said.
On the surface, the initiative appears to be a boon for recession-era consumers. Classes at county...
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Clothing and shoes - 2010-08-04 21:27:34
What about school supplies,back packs,etc etc.People might get more excited if it were more than just clothes.I guess O'malley thinks the only thing people buy are clothes when school time gets here.
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put the 5% tax back and stop playin - 2010-08-04 17:06:35
It could help restore our state's competitiveness with surrounding states to restore the sales tax to 5% and stop playing games like this.
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