School supplies now included in 2009 sales tax holiday - San Antonio Business Journal:

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In the past, tax-free purchases have been limitec toschool backpacks, clothing and shoes. Now, schoolk supplies priced less than $100 will be exempt from state and local sales tax forthe tax-frese weekend of Aug. 21-23, 2009. crayons, calculators, notebooks, scissors and lunch boxes are a few of the itemes onthe list. “A lot of families look forwarc to saving their hard earned money during the sales taxholidah weekend,” Susan Combs says.
“Now they can make theirf back-to-school budgets stretch even further because more than two dozen schoool supply items willbe Lay-away plans can be used this year to take advantagwe of the tax holiday, the Comptroller’s officwe reports. Texas’ combined state and local salez taxis 8.25 percent. That means qualifying purchasea made during the tax holiday will resulty in a savings ofabout $8 on everty $100 spent. A full list of tax-frese school supplies can be found atthis . Consumers also can follos the Texas Comptroller’s officew on Twitter @txcomptroller.