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Maryland’s Tax Free Week Starts Sunday

August 10th, 2012 by WCBC Radio

Maryland state Comptroller Peter Franchot has been visiting shopping malls across the state this week to promote the upcoming week of tax-free shopping.  Starting Sunday and continuing through Aug. 18, purchases of qualifying clothes and shoes for $100 or less are exempt from the state's 6 percent sales tax. The sales tax holiday is meant to encourage families to do their back-to-school shopping at Maryland stores.

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