Solomon to push for R.I. sales tax holiday

PROVIDENCE – Rep. Joseph J. Solomon Jr., D-Warwick, last month announced that he will pre-file legislation to establish a sales tax holiday for the weekend of Aug. 6-7.

The tax holiday, designed to give local business an economic boost, means no excise or sales taxes would be collected on sales of tangible personal property.

“It’s time that we give something back to the people of Rhode Island,” Solomon said in a news release. “Massachusetts has hosted a sales tax holiday for years. I’m tired of seeing people leave the state to purchase goods in Massachusetts.”

Solomon’s bill, which he planned to introduce on the first day of the legislative session at the Statehouse, Jan. 5, would exempt items below $2,500 from the state’s 7 percent sales tax. The holiday would not apply to sales of telecommunications, tobacco products, gas, steam, oil, electricity, motor vehicles or motorboats. •

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