Timilty Announces Sales Tax Holiday Weekend
He also co-sponsors bill banning 'bath salts'.
Massachusetts will have a sales tax holiday weekend on Aug. 13 and Aug. 14, state Sen. James Timilty (D-Walpole) says. Gov. Deval Patrick on Monday signed the measure suspending the state's 6.25 percent sales tax on purchases up to $2,500 for those two days, Timilty said in a press release. The Massachusetts Department of Revenue predicts the move will save consumers $20 million this year, Timilty said. Also, Timilty and state Rep. George Ross (R-Attleboro) have co-sponsored a bill banning the sale of "bath salts," which he described as "designer drugs which are currently unregulated and can be sold in stores or over the Internet." "Bath salts" can "cause hallucinations, aggressive behavior and suicidal thoughts," Timilty said. "Their …
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