Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Home Depot To Match Hurricane Sales Tax Discounts

Sales Tax Holiday Runs May 21 - June 1
The Tax Break Expected To Save Consumers $41 Million


(CBS4 News) MIAMI As another hurricane season lurks just around the corner, retailer The Home Depot, makes a move that it hopes will lure shoppers into their home improvement stores for hurricane supplies.

The state’s 12-day break from sales tax on hurricane related products begins Sunday and The Home Depot is now matching the discount in order to save its customers even more.

That means every state designated hurricane product will be discounted an additional 7.5%, during the 12-day tax holiday which ends June 1st, the official start of the 2006 Atlantic Hurricane season.

In addition, The Home Depots in Florida will begin offering free Hurricane preparation clinics starting May 21 through September. You can call individual stores for more details.

The so-called sales-tax holiday, approved by the state Legislature for the second year in a row, is designed to encourage residents to buy supplies that will help them get by without electricity and other basic services for up to 72 hours. The break is expected to save consumers about $41 million.