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Eugene

(62,775 posts) Mon Jul 18, 2016, 05:51 PM Jul 2016

Lawmakers Rule out Massachusetts' Summer Sales Tax Holiday

Source: Associated Press

Lawmakers Rule out Massachusetts' Summer Sales Tax Holiday

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON — Jul 18, 2016, 6:16 PM ET

Shoppers in Massachusetts can forget about saving a few dollars on that new television or furniture set.

Legislative leaders say there will be no sales tax holiday in the Bay State this summer.

Senate President Stan Rosenberg and House Speaker Robert DeLeo blame the state's tenuous fiscal situation, which has prompted belt-tightening throughout state government.

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Lawmakers Rule out Massachusetts' Summer Sales Tax Holiday (Original Post) Eugene Jul 2016 OP

That was expected this year. TheCowsCameHome Jul 2016 #1

Tax-Free shopping awaits ... just across the border in New Hampshire NashuaDW Jul 2016 #2

And some cigarettes and firecrackahs ... nt King_Klonopin Jul 2016 #3

Somehow, I never managed to shop on those days anyway. merrily Jul 2016 #4

TheCowsCameHome

(40,217 posts)

1. That was expected this year.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 05:53 PM

Jul 2016

Meh.

NashuaDW

(90 posts)

2. Tax-Free shopping awaits ... just across the border in New Hampshire

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Jul 18, 2016, 05:59 PM

Jul 2016

And pick up some inexpensive alcohol while you're there

King_Klonopin

(1,341 posts)

3. And some cigarettes and firecrackahs ... nt

Reply to NashuaDW (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 12:53 AM

Jul 2016

merrily

(45,251 posts)

4. Somehow, I never managed to shop on those days anyway.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 01:02 AM

Jul 2016

As for New Hampshire, Texas has no sales tax, either, but its real estate taxes made Boston's high real estate taxes look very low. So, either New Hampshire's real estate taxes make up for lack of income and sales tax or the state does not provide much to its citizens or the state is somehow very inexpensive to run. I cannot think of a fourth alternative, but I don't believe in magic.

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