Beacon Hill lawmakers plan to vote on a proposed Aug. 10-11 state sales tax holiday early next week, and House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo anticipates no opposition to what's become a last-minute annual vote.
"It helps the business community, which obviously we always want to do … and, equally important, is it helps consumers, especially as folks get ready for back to school," he said. "Any relief that we can give — and ... the incentive to shop here in Massachusetts — is an important step."
Senate President Therese Murray also has expressed support for a sales tax holiday this year.
Massachusetts has had a sales tax holiday every year since 2004, except for in 2009. The holiday exempts consumers from paying the 6.25 percent Massachusetts sales tax on most single-item purchases that cost $2,500 or less.
Shoppers saved about $23.34 million in state sales taxes during last year's two-day holiday, according the state Department of Revenue.
"It's an important economic stimulus for consumers and Main Street alike, and it's been a proven winner," said Jon Hurst, president of the Retailers Association of Massachusetts. "We do border New Hampshire, so we cover many sales that otherwise would go elsewhere and, frankly, we have a very tech-savvy consumer who knows how to shop online."
DeLeo attributed the last-minute vote, in part, to getting a handle on state tax collections.
The state started a new tax year on July 1. "We began … in good shape," DeLeo said. "The economy looks good, and it puts us in a better position to do this."
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