Back in May I wrote a post about Tax Free Week. Well it comes to find out that they cancelled it. The state decided that we will not be doing it this year. At one point we were but then I find out that they never voted on it this year.
First, there was one. Then, there wasn't to be one. Then, maybe there would be a shortened one. Then, there was confusion.
Spokeswoman Renee Watters at the Florida Department of Revenuein Tallahassee put the matter of the back-to-school sales-tax holiday to rest: There won't be one this August.
"The Legislature never authorized it," she said.
Will it be back next year? Not sure. This is usually a very anticpated time of year. Back to school and saving on clothes, school supplies, etc. I have seen though that the stores and making up for the short of the tax free week. I was at staples and got wonderful stuff, pencil box for a penny, crayons for 39 cents, staplers for 25 cents.
JC Penny's had 25% even sale items.
I just finished my daughters school shopping. Have you started yours yet?
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