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Eugene

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Mon Jul 18, 2016, 05:51 PM Jul 2016

Lawmakers Rule out Massachusetts' Summer Sales Tax Holiday [View all]

Source: Associated Press

Lawmakers Rule out Massachusetts' Summer Sales Tax Holiday

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON — Jul 18, 2016, 6:16 PM ET

Shoppers in Massachusetts can forget about saving a few dollars on that new television or furniture set.

Legislative leaders say there will be no sales tax holiday in the Bay State this summer.

Senate President Stan Rosenberg and House Speaker Robert DeLeo blame the state's tenuous fiscal situation, which has prompted belt-tightening throughout state government.

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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/lawmakers-rule-massachusetts-summer-sales-tax-holiday-40679747
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