Sales taxes for qualified clothing and school-related items will be reduced from 6.25% to 1.25% for a 10-day window from August 5 to 14, saving consumers $50 million.
About time! I was going to buy an abacus with most counters missing for 50% off. I want to calculate my finances the same way the state does.
Pat S.
3 years ago
Whoop-dee-do! Hold me back!
They’ve tried this gimmick before and I’m confident parents will appreciate the small break – but I doubt they’ll garner too many votes based on this OR the other great tax breaks.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
About time! I was going to buy an abacus with most counters missing for 50% off. I want to calculate my finances the same way the state does.
Whoop-dee-do! Hold me back!
They’ve tried this gimmick before and I’m confident parents will appreciate the small break – but I doubt they’ll garner too many votes based on this OR the other great tax breaks.
Folks, they only letting keep some of YOUR money.