“Sales tax holidays are political gimmicks that fail to deliver on their grand promises,” according to a recent memo by Dylan Grundman with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.”
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July 27, 2016
Forth Worth Star Telegram: Texas sales tax holiday for back- to- school shopping is Aug. 5-7
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