COLUMBUS – For Ohioans who took advantage of last year’s sales tax holiday during back-to-school shopping, a Franklin County senator wants to make experience an annual event.
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For three days last August, shoppers could buy certain clothing and school items and avoid paying state and local sales tax, a rate that adds up to 6.5 percent or more, depending on the county. The rate is 7.5 percent in Franklin County and 7 percent in Delaware County.
Sen. Kevin Bacon (R-Minerva Park) said based on the positive feedback both from retailers and the general public about the 2015 sales tax holiday, which was passed as a one-year test, he now wants to make it a reoccurring event every August, according to the Columbus DIspatch.
“We’re trying to give enough of a break on items to make it meaningful, but at the same time be prudent about how it’s going to impact the state of Ohio’s coffers,” Bacon said.
There is no hard data to show the impact of the 2015 sales tax holiday. A Department of Taxation spokesman said the agency is working on an analysis, but he was not sure when it would be completed.