DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Tax free weekend is kicking off in Texas.
Holly Quartero with Galleria Dallas says it’s one of the busiest shopping weekends next to Black Friday and a great time to go “back to school” shopping.
The three day holiday weekend August 6-8 exempts sales tax on qualified items priced below $100, which saves shoppers $8 on every $100 they spend.
Quartero said qualified items include clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks.
“Last year was a little different for our students going back to school since they weren’t in classrooms so they now they’ve outgrown a lot of their things so this is a perfect weekend to restock,” she said.
She says on top of not having to pay taxes, you can expect to see a 15-30% increase in sales over the weekend. She said it’s estimated that Texas shoppers will save over $107 million dollars in state and local taxes.