Florida shoppers would be able to get many clothes and small items tax free from Aug. 13 through Aug. 15 under legislation passed Tuesday by the House. The measure (HB 483) still needs Senate approval.
Clothes, books, shoes, wallets and certain other items costing less than $50 and school supplies under $10 would be tax free for those three days under the measure.
Democrats tried to amend the bill on the floor Tuesday to extend the sales tax holiday for additional days and to make it permanent each year, rather than having lawmakers enact the proposal, but Republicans opposed the proposals saying the money wasn’t available this year, and that it may or may not be in future years.
Backers of the bill point out that sales tax collections actually increase during the period as people tend to shop more and buy items not covered by the tax holiday.
Source: News Service of Florida
