This year's sales tax holiday in Massachusetts is set for August 29 and August 30, but is it good policy?
Retail items for personal use valued up to $2,500 will be exempt from the state's 6.25 percent sales tax. The tax break does not apply to "Meals, Motor vehicles, Motorboats, Telecommunications services, Gas, Steam, Electricity, Tobacco products, Marijuana or marijuana products, Alcoholic beverages, and Any single item whose price is more than $2,500," according to the state's web site.
